Discover the okapi's unusual adaptations and the conservation challenges threatening its forest home ...

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) ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

As a child growing up in the Ndumo Game Reserve on the South Africa-Mozambique border, Simon Pooley read an animal encyclopaedia given to his family by a visiting scientist. He became fascinated by ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. At first glance, the okapi looks as though it might be related to a zebra. Its striking black and white leg markings certainly ...