The world’s only living relative of the giraffe has received its strongest global protection yet. Conservationists say the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Okapi are sometimes referred to as “forest giraffes” because they are the only other member of the Giraffidae family besides giraffes. Okapi are currently listed as Endangered on the International ...