A rare baby Okapi that was born at Walt Disney World last fall has made its debut at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, and has been named after a cast member of 50 years. The Details Last October, a baby Okapi was born at Disney’s Animal Kingdom… Read More »Rare Baby Okapi Named After Cast Member Debuts at Disney’s Animal Kingdom
There must be something in the water at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge because another baby animal has been born recently…this time its an Okapi. About Okapi The okapi, also known as the forest giraffe, Congolese giraffe, or zebra giraffe, is an artiodactyl (an even number… Read More »Baby Okapi Born at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge at Walt Disney World
The population of Okapi in the world has just increase by one. Staff at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge celebrated the arrival of a rare okapi on October 1, 2018. With around 20,000 okapi left in the wild any birth is move in the right direction… Read More »Okapi calf born at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge
And now for today’s moment of cuteness. “Nafuna”, a 35-pound female baby Okapi, was recently born at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Reported healthy after her first wellness exam, Nafuna, whose name means delivered feet first, was born on June 21st following a 14-month gestation period.
Okapi are one of the animals who always generate excitment in Disney’s Animal Kingdom. You can see them in three places. Guests will be able to catch a glimpse of Nafuna and first-time mom Zawadi a few months from now at Disney’s Animal Kingdom’s Ituri Forest. Father Akili currently lives on the savannah at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge. They’re also available on the Pagani walking trail at DAK.
Considered rare in the wild, okapis are often thought as being related to the zebra because of their stripes. But okapis are in fact, related to the giraffe. Their natural habitat is the Ituri Forest, a dense rain forest in central Africa, which is often threatened by loggers, hunters and human settlements.
To my eye the Okapi looks like a composite of a giraffe, horse, and zebra. Sort of a living mythological creature. But no matter what you call it, a baby animal is almost always cute. The latest baby to hit the trails at Walt Disney… Read More »Okapi Calf Hits the Savannah at Kidani Village