The genomes of the only two extant members of the Giraffidae family—the okapi (Okapi johnstoni) and the giraffe (subspecies Giraffa camelopardalis, tippelskirchi)—have been sequenced for the first ...

Since her surprise birth in March, the Maryland Zoo's newest baby giraffe has lived it's first days without an official name.

Often, a fecal hormone analysis is needed to detect a pregnancy. The Maryland Zoo’s male giraffe and okapi will be visible in their outside habitats, but the interior of the Giraffe House will ...

For now, the Giraffe House will be temporarily closed to the public to give mom and baby some peaceful bonding time. But don’t worry, the zoo’s other long-necked residents and okapi friends ...

the okapi, a forest giraffe, of which it holds some 15% of the world’s remaining 30,000. It’s part of the Congo Basin rainforest — the world’s second-biggest — and a vital carbon sink ...

A viral TikTok video claimed the Cincinnati Zoo created a giraffe-zebra hybrid. Here's a quick fact check of the claim.