A nudge above the equator in one of the most biodiverse places in Africa lives an almost-mythical mammal that few people have ever seen. The striped okapi is often described as half-zebra, ...

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 ...

As the population of the Okapi in Congo drops by 50% since 1995, the animal species is feared to be facing grave endangerment. CNN has reported that the population of Okapi species is now only at ...

The discovery of the okapi shocked the world in 1901. African explorer, Henry Stanley, called it “donkey-like,” while others thought it a new species of zebra, given the stripes. However, this ...

The newest additions to the Sacramento Zoo will look like they’re wearing zebra pants, but they actually share more common ancestry with giraffes. The zoo is debuting its new exhibit containing two ...

The Sacramento Zoo held the grand opening for its new exhibit Friday, featuring two new residents that look like a cross between a zebra and some sort of antelope. They’re called okapi, and they’re ...

Conservationists work with local communities to protect the okapi, and its rainforest habitat, in the aftermath of a brutal civil war. The giraffe is one of Africa’s most recognizable animals, but its ...