"The birth of this calf is very special as this incredible species continues to face many challenges in its native range," the zoo said Georgia Slater is a staff editor on the Parents team at PEOPLE.

The Audubon Nature Institute's Species Survival Center gives animals room to roam ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The San Diego Zoo recently welcomed a new Okapi calf to its animal community. This mysterious and adorable creature was born at ...

A rare okapi calf’s successful early development at a New Orleans breeding center, a record influx of orphaned wildlife in Texas, and the rescue of over 400 neglected animals from a California ...

The okapi is one of the rainforest’s most mysterious mammals. At first glance, it looks like someone stitched together a zebra and a giraffe. Its hind legs have striking white stripes, its face is ...

The male calf made his arrival on Oct. 9, the zoo announced on Oct. 13 Sacramento Zoo/Facebook The Sacramento Zoo is celebrating the first okapi birth in its nearly 100-year history The zoo announced ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - After a 15-month-long pregnancy, an okapi has given birth to a female calf at the Audubon Species Survival Center in Algiers. The mother, Asili, and the calf are doing well, ...

The newest additions to the Sacramento Zoo will look like they’re wearing zebra pants, but they actually share more common ancestry with giraffes. The zoo is debuting its new exhibit containing two ...

The San Diego Zoo recently welcomed a new Okapi calf to its animal community. This mysterious and adorable creature was born at the beginning of this month and is the first of her kind to be born at ...