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Endangered Okapi Asili Nears Birth of First Calf

10/19/2025

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Asili is a 14-month-pregnant okapi who is expected to give birth to her first calf with father Miraq, a 10-year-old.
Asili previously produced a female calf in 2022, which died from a congenital defect.
The animal care team will monitor the pregnancy with a camera system.
Okapis are endangered and are the only living relatives of giraffes, among the world's oldest mammals described in 1901.

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Story summary

Asili is a 14-month-pregnant okapi who is expected to give birth to her first calf with father Miraq, a 10-year-old.
Asili previously produced a female calf in 2022, which died from a congenital defect.
The animal care team will monitor the pregnancy with a camera system.
Okapis are endangered and are the only living relatives of giraffes, among the world's oldest mammals described in 1901.