Okapi: Top 10 facts about these forest giraffe Last week, London Zoo introduced their four-month old okapi to the public for the first time. By William Hartston. 11:40, Wed, ...

Okapis do not urinate until they are about 1 month old and do not defecate until they are 2 to 3 months old. Researchers believe it helps keep predators away from the calf’s nest.

Kuvua, a female okapi at the Cincinnati Zoo, has experienced skin issues for most of her life. Her care team and veterinary staff have long suspected allergies might be the cause.

What is partially striped and cute all over? That would be 4-week-old Mosi, the first endangered okapi to be born at the San Diego Zoo in four years. Mosi — which is Swahili for “first-born ...

Since this spring, 28 animals, including eastern bongo, reticulated giraffe, sable, okapi, common eland and yellow-backed duiker, have been brought to Audubon's 1,000-acre Species Survival Center.

Adding to Okapi population, a rare and endangered okapi calf was recently welcomed into the world on December 17 at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden.

See Correction/Clarification at the end of this article. A renovation program gets under way at the 92-year-old institution. “Someone told me it’s all happening at the zoo/I do believe it/ I ...

Kuvua, a female okapi at the Cincinnati Zoo, has experienced skin issues for most of her life. Her care team and veterinary staff have long suspected allergies might be the cause.