The discovery of the okapi shocked the world in 1901. African explorer, Henry Stanley, called it “donkey-like,” while others thought it a new species of zebra, given the stripes. However, this ...

A group that works to protect the rare okapi, a type of forest giraffe found only in the Congo Basin, has has won mongabay.com’s 2012 conservation award. The Okapi Conservation Project [DONATE] has ...

Okapi, a relative of giraffes, are dwindling in the wild due to human settlement and deforestation She’s striped and creating hype! Meet the Los Angeles Zoo’s first female okapi calf. Also known as ...

The birth of a rare okapi calf is being celebrated by zookeepers — and its arrival will help reveal the secrets of "one of the least known and understood species on the planet," said British news ...

The Los Angeles Zoo this week announced its first birth of a rare okapi -- also known as a forest giraffe. The calf was born Aug. 26 but until now was kept out of public view while it bonded with his ...

The San Diego Zoo announced Tuesday the second birth of a rare okapi calf in its program to bring the endangered relative of the giraffe back from the brink of extinction. The okapi is a large animal ...

A newborn male okapi, an endangered relative of the giraffe, needed medical help after he was born this month at the Denver Zoo. The okapi, named Forest, couldn't stand - and thus couldn't nurse - ...

Brookfield Zoo's new okapi was born on April 27th. She's a healthy calf and she's gaining weight right on schedule. "We weigh her every day just to make sure she's growing as we would expect her to.

The reserve, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, occupies about a fifth of the Ituri forest in the north-east DRC. Industrial activity is banned across its 13,000 square kilometres. But the Alerte ...