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First Female Okapi Calf for L.A. Zoo

Posted by Andrew Bleiman on

Female Okapi Calf - Photo By Jamie Pham

The Los Angeles Zoo is excited to announce the birth of its first-ever female Okapi calf.

The calf was born on November 10, 2017 and is the second offspring for 14-year-old mother, Opey, and the first for three-year-old father, Jackson. The couple was paired together as part of an Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA)Species Survival Plan (SSP) program with the goal of increasing the Okapi...

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