The elusive okapi calf named Nia Nia, born at the Chester Zoo in December, recently started exploring her outdoor enclosure Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE ...

A six-week-old okapi calf at Chester Zoo has ventured outdoors for the first time following encouragement from its mother. Footage released by Chester Zoo shows baby Arabi venturing into its outdoor ...

The birth of a rare okapi calf is being celebrated by zookeepers — and its arrival will help reveal the secrets of "one of the least known and understood species on the planet," said British news ...

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 ...

Rare okapi calf explores the outdoors at UK zoo An endangered okapi calf at the Chester Zoo ventured outside for the first time at six weeks old, running on the grass playfully under the watchful eye ...

A zoo in northwest England has welcomed the arrival of a newborn okapi calf during their closure as part of UK measures to contain the coronavirus. The female calf's first wobbly steps were caught on ...

The birth of one of Africa’s rarest animals has been caught on CCTV at a UK zoo - in a moment only a few people in the world have ever witnessed until now. The endangered okapi - also known as a ...

History has been made again at Chester Zoo during 2025. A number of momentous births have occurred at the zoo this year - ...

Often referred to as the “forest giraffe,” the okapi (Okapia johnstoni) is one of the world’s most elusive animals, found exclusively in the dense rainforests of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) ...

After a 14-month-long pregnancy, K'tusha the okapi finally got to meet her little girl. The 7-year-old Chester Zoo resident gave birth to her calf Nia Nia in late December, and now the rare baby is ...

Rare Okapi Calf Ventures Outside at Chester Zoo A six-week-old okapi calf at Chester Zoo has ventured outdoors for the first time following encouragement from its mother. Footage released by Chester ...