The world’s only living relative of the giraffe has received its strongest global protection yet. Conservationists say the ...

September 8, 2025 News Editor Comments Off on Giraffes Reclassified to Four Distinct Species, Not Just One WINDHOEK, Namibia, September 8, 2025 (ENS) – A fresh assessment of the tallest living land ...

LANSING, MI – A Michigan zoo is celebrating the arrival of a new species. Staff at Potter Park Zoo in Lansing announced this week the arrival of Elombe, a five-year-old male okapi. He is now visible ...

April 8 (UPI) --The San Diego Zoo Safari Park announced the birth of a male okapi, the only living relative of the giraffe. The okapi, also sometimes known as a "forest giraffe" or "zebra giraffe," ...

The male calf made his arrival on Oct. 9, the zoo announced on Oct. 13 Erin Clack is a Staff Editor for PEOPLE. She has been writing about fashion, parenting and pop culture for more than 15 years.