Dublin Zoo is celebrating the arrival of a baby boy. A beautiful okapi calf was born in the early morning of Thursday the 7 July to parents Lumara (aged 7) and Kitabu (aged 14).
He even stood up just 20 minutes after being born and was suckling within hours. The little cutie is in excellent health, and he has been growing steadily. Lumara has been showing excellent maternal instincts and Kitabu has also been displaying great interest in the newborn’s development.
Dublin Zoo is holding a competition to name the new calf, with the winner selected by the zoo keepers to win a family day pass. You must choose a name of African origin to reflect the okapi’s Democratic Republic of Congo’s origins. You can enter here, and the lucky winner will be announced on Dublin Zoo’s social channels when the competition closes on September 9.
