Rare Baby Okapi Takes First Steps Into Outside World At Chester Zoo

With only 76 okapis in zoos across Europe, and with sightings in the wild becoming even less common than before, every birth is therefore vital to the endangered species breeding programme. The safety-net population in progressive zoos is protecting future conservation options for the okapi, so not only is Nia Nia's arrival an important moment for us, it's an important moment for the species. See the baby Okapi with its mother: