The okapi sounds made-up—but it’s very real (and very cute). With zebra legs, a giraffe tongue, and a unicorn’s reputation, the okapi sounds made-up—but it’s very real (and very cute). Once mistaken ...

NEW ORLEANS - Audubon Nature Institute officials announce the birth of the first okapi calf born at the Freeport-McMoRan Audubon Species Survival Center. Okapi are listed as Endangered on the ...

1. The okapi has been named Meghan as it was the first animal to be born at London Zoo after the announcement of the royal engagement. 2. Also known as the forest giraffe, an okapi is about 5ft tall ...

Deep in the heart of Africa’s rainforests, there’s a beautiful, unique, rare, and elusive creature that was once believed to be a myth. This mysterious animal lives quietly in the jungle, hiding from ...

Though sometimes called forest giraffes, this creature doesn’t look like a giraffe. It does have a long tongue, but it has the body of a horse and its legs have stripes, like a zebra. Males also have ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. The okapi, an endangered species that looks like a cross between a large antelope and a zebra, but is most closely related to the giraffe, is found ...

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 ...