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 are sometimes referred to as “forest giraffes” because they are the only other member of the Giraffidae family besides giraffes. Okapi are currently listed as Endangered on the International ...

Jim Schulz/Chicago Zoological Society BROOKFIELD, Ill. (WLS) -- A baby okapi, also known as a forest giraffe, was born at Brookfield Zoo one month ago. The baby, whose name is "Will," was born to ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 - ...