Oklahoma City Zoo Celebrates Birth of Rare Endangered Okapi Calf

Oklahoma City Zoo Welcomes Rare Endangered Okapi Calf

The Oklahoma City Zoo is celebrating an extraordinary milestone with the birth of an endangered okapi calf, often nicknamed the “forest giraffe.” The female calf, born last Sunday, weighed a healthy 57 pounds at birth and is already thriving. Zookeepers report that she is strong, alert, and bonding beautifully with her mother behind the scenes. While the zoo has not yet revealed a name, the newborn is being hailed as a major success for global conservation.

Okapis are native to the dense rainforests of the Democratic Republic of Congo and are among the most elusive species on earth. With fewer than 25,000 remaining in the wild, their survival is threatened by mining, deforestation, and human encroachment. Each new calf born in captivi