Epulu had been at the San Antonio Zoo since 2014, when he was 2 years old. He was part of the Okapi Species Survival Plan.

Kora the okapi calf is starting to gain confidence and explore her surroundings after nesting with mom Ada since her November 2021 birth Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working ...

San Antonio Zoo mourns Epulu, a beloved male okapi who died after falling ill with colic. Arriving in 2014, he helped ...

One word summarizes what’s new at South Bend’s Potawatomi Zoo this summer: okapi. Not familiar? The zoo hopes to teach you. Okapi (pronounced oh-KAHP-ee) are an endangered species from Africa, a ...

Okapi are also known as the "forest giraffe" and are an endangered species A baby okapi has made his first foray into public view after being born at a Yorkshire zoo. Yorkshire Wildlife Park (YWP), ...

What looks like a cross between a zebra, a donkey and a giraffe, sporting a purple tongue long enough to wipe its own eyelids? Why, the okapi of course! Today, the Wildlife Conservation Society’s ...