Often referred to as the “forest giraffe,” the okapi (Okapia johnstoni) is one of the world’s most elusive animals, found exclusively in the dense rainforests of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) ...

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 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 ...

CNN has reported that the population of Okapi species is now only at 10,000, due to political instability and misuse of resources in Congo. However, it wasn't always this way. Okapi [Animal spot] The ...

A species survival center in Louisiana is awaiting a special delivery: a newborn okapi. The “zebra giraffe” is not an animal you’ll often see at a zoo, the Audubon Nature Institute told McClatchy News ...

An okapi at London Zoo. Courtesy Simon Pooley. The okapi is the only living relative of the giraffe. They share characteristics, like head shape and ossicones (horns made of cartilage not bone), gait ...

San DiegoSan Diego — Okapis are the closest living relatives of giraffes. And like their longer-necked cousins, okapis are endangered. So the recent birth of an okapi at the San Diego Zoo was cause ...

Gold mining in a Democratic Republic of Congo national park is threatening the okapi, a stripy-legged relative of the giraffe, civil society groups warned on Tuesday. They called for a halt to the ...