Often known as the 'forest giraffe', okapi are mammals native to the Democratic Republic of Congo.

From "forest giraffes" to frozen laughs, these positive stories have been making the news over the last week.

A baby okapi, a rare and endangered species related to the giraffe, was born at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden last week. It’s the 18th okapi calf born at the zoo since 1989, and the fourth ...

An 8-year-old okapi at the Freeport-McMoRan Audubon Species Survival Center on the West Bank is pregnant and will give birth to a calf later this year, an encouraging development for the shy and ...