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 ...

The okapi is one of the world’s most elusive mammals. In 1904, the British explorer Percy Powell-Cotton set his sights on obtaining a specimen for his growing natural history collection. He succeeded ...

"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 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 Sacramento Zoo is inviting its supporters to help name its newest and rarest arrival - a male okapi calf born in October who became the first okapi ever born at the Land Park facility. Zoo ...

Kora the okapi calf is starting to gain confidence and explore her surroundings after nesting with mom Ada since her November 2021 birth Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working ...

The Sacramento Zoo’s new okapi calf stands in his habitat. The male calf, born Oct. 9, is now on view to the public for the first time as the zoo invites supporters to help choose his name through an ...