WELCOME TO THE WORLD: London Zoo is celebrating the birth of a rare, endangered okapi calf, a female named Ede. Okapi are native to Congo and are threatened by habitat loss and poaching, the zoo said. https://abcn.ws/3kYfe6D | ABC News

Okapi have large ears which allow them to hear a wide range of various sounds. For instance, their ears help them to detect and avoid leopards, which are their main predator. Okapi mothers also use infrasonic sounds to call their calves. This sound is so low that humans and even leopards can’t hear it! Their impressive hearing makes it difficult to see them in the wild, which is why we set up camera traps to record their behaviors. Here we have footage of a male okapi that appears to have heard

The 5-day-old baby okapi received its first neonatal exam and it was determined that the calf is a male. Send in your best name suggestions for this beautiful little one. ❤️ | Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden