Post by Whisker on Nov 30, 2013 13:06:49 GMT -1
After a 28-year Wait, LA Zoo Celebrates First Okapi Calf
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This is so-o exciting! Congrats L.A. Zoo!
The zoo received its very first Okapi in 2005 after trying to obtain one for more than 20 years. Jamal, then 10 years old, came to the zoo from Disney’s Animal Kingdom in Orlando, Florida. The zoo’s goal of obtaining a breeding pair was achieved in 2010 when a female, Baraka, arrived from Denver Zoo.
With black-and-white stripes, Okapis may look like zebras, but they are actually the closest living relatives of giraffes. Often called the “forest giraffe,” this shy, secretive Central African species has a lustrous, velvety coat, a 14-18-inch-long prehensile tongue. Adults stand over six feet tall and weigh 400-700 pounds.
With black-and-white stripes, Okapis may look like zebras, but they are actually the closest living relatives of giraffes. Often called the “forest giraffe,” this shy, secretive Central African species has a lustrous, velvety coat, a 14-18-inch-long prehensile tongue. Adults stand over six feet tall and weigh 400-700 pounds.
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This is so-o exciting! Congrats L.A. Zoo!
