Why Do Giraffes Have Horns?

Have you noticed the small projections on the top of a giraffe’s head and assumed that they were horns? They are called ...
The Cincinnati Enquirer

Fact check: Viral TikTok claims Cincinnati Zoo created giraffe-zebra hybrid. Is that true?

A viral TikTok alleged the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden "successfully" crossbred a zebra with a giraffe. It then posed the question of whether or not the breeding was ethical. There's one small ...
Indiatimes

Meet the okapi: Africa’s mysterious animal with zebra legs and a giraffe’s DNA

The okapi is one of the rainforest’s most mysterious mammals. At first glance, it looks like someone stitched together a zebra and a giraffe. Its hind legs have striking white stripes, its face is ...
Environment News Service

IUCN Giraffe and Okapi Specialist Group

September 8, 2025 News Editor Comments Off on Giraffes Reclassified to Four Distinct Species, Not Just One WINDHOEK, Namibia, September 8, 2025 (ENS) – A fresh assessment of the tallest living land ...
The Advocate

Meet Asili, an 8-year-old endangered okapi expected to give birth later this year in Louisiana

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 ...