At the Rotterdam Blijdorp zoo, in Rotterdam this week, a rare okapi was born. It is to be young, a woman and her mother are doing well.
It was the fourth of okapi in the new zoo was born, and since the opening of the new Congogebied in march 2015. In 1957, the first okapi in the zoo.
The attendants were surprised by the birth. That’s what they thought of the very pregnant, okapi, which is called M buti, until, in december, been together ever since. In this case, the okapi has already been previously covered.
It has to have a name made up for the new baby. For the time being, they are still, however, she is known as a “window” in the house to watch. Also, she will see through the webcam images on the site and via an app.
In september, it was also an okapi born in the Zoo: Kisala. She has been a regular in the garden to see it.
In nature, okapis in the rainforest of the Congo, which is threatened by poaching and the clearing of the woods. The animals belong to the family of the giraffes, and also bosgiraffe called.
