When competition for resources is fierce, being able to reach food that other animals cannot get to is a bonus. Possessing a foot-long tongue is a huge advantage and this is where the okapi excels ...

All About Okapi Tongues An adult okapi’s tongue can extend nearly 10 inches beyond its mouth. This body part is dark blue with a smooth base and pointed end.

Half zebra, half giraffe, the okapi was only discovered in 1901. Much like the country it is native to, its future looks disastrously uncertain.

The Denver Zoo announced Friday that it said goodbye to a 14-year-old okapi after a “significant decline in her health last week.” ...

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 ...

Endangered Okapi Born to First-Time Mom at Oklahoma City Zoo: 'We Are Overjoyed' The male okapi calf and his mother, Kayin, are doing well following the baby animal's September 7 birth at the ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Germany startup Okapi:Orbits raised 5.5 million euros ($5.7 million) in a seed funding round led by Munich Re Ventures with participation from Dolby Family Ventures, Herius ...

HOUSTON – The Houston Zoo has put on display a baby okapi, a solitary species that in the wild is found deep in the dense rainforests of sub-Saharan Africa. The male calf, who was born April 20 ...

The birth of the baby okapi is a rare event. In the past 20 years, only 12 okapis have been born at the Bronx Zoo.

Guess what - okapi's can lick their own ears! And aren't these ears glorious! The okapi’s tongue measures between 14 and 18 inches long – that’s long enough to clean its ears and wash its ...

Half zebra, half giraffe, the okapi was only discovered in 1901. Much like the country it is native to, its future looks disastrously uncertain.