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Video: Rare Okapi Calf Born At Zoo Tampa

The calf was born to parents Betty and Zach as park of a species survival program. Okapi’s reach maturity at 2 years old so this baby will likely be moved…

circa 1965: A mother Okapi and her fawn in an enclosure in their native homeland in the former Belgian Congo. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

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The calf was born to parents Betty and Zach as park of a species survival program. Okapi's reach maturity at 2 years old so this baby will likely be moved to a different zoo in 2 years to continue the species survival program.