Okapis in Europe

[MennoPebesma]

At Zoo Wuppertal, okapi female Lomela gave birth this morning (May 27). The youngster's father is Deto. The sex is not yet known. The pair's previous young, three-year-old female Niara will soon move to Singapore Zoo.

Source: Facebook Zoo Wuppertal

 

[MennoPebesma]

An okapi was born at Kölner Zoo on April 2. More information has not yet been given.

Source: Aktuell

The young okapi is a male, he has been named Hakara. Parents are Quenco and Hakima.

Source: Facebook Kölner Zoo

 

[BjoernN]

Okapi male KIMDU (*2005 in Rotterdam) died at Leipzig Zoo.

 

[PossumRoach]

Parco Zoo Falconara on Instagram: "Italo è arrivato al @tierparkberlin. Il viaggio è andato bene ed il suo keeper è con lui. Italo è stato il primo okapi nato al Parco Zoo Falconara e per noi rimarrà sempre parte della nostra famiglia Arrivederci Italo! #parcozoofalconara #zoo #okapi #berlinzoo"

Italo will be transferred to the Berlin Tierpark

Credit goes to @Mickey

 

[MennoPebesma]

A second okapi will move to Tierpark Berlin next week. It will be the 1-year-old male Sabu from Zoo de Doué-la-Fontaine in France.

Source: Facebook Tierpark Berlin

 

[JurassicMax]

At Zoo Wuppertal, okapi female Lomela gave birth this morning (May 27). The youngster's father is Deto. The sex is not yet known. The pair's previous young, three-year-old female Niara will soon move to Singapore Zoo.

Source: Facebook Zoo Wuppertal

The newborn okapi is a female.

Source:
Instagram of Zoo Wuppertal (30/05/2024)

 

[MennoPebesma]

An okapi was born at Diergaarde Blijdorp on June 2. Parents of the calf are Ngwani and M'buti. The sex is not yet known.

Source: Facebook Diergaarde Blijdorp

 

[MennoPebesma]

A second okapi will move to Tierpark Berlin next week. It will be the 1-year-old male Sabu from Zoo de Doué-la-Fontaine in France.

Source: Facebook Tierpark Berlin

He moved to Tierpark Berlin earlier this week.

Source: Facebook Zoo de Doué la Fontaine

An okapi was born at Diergaarde Blijdorp on June 2. Parents of the calf are Ngwani and M'buti. The sex is not yet known.

Source: Facebook Diergaarde Blijdorp

It is a female.

Source: Facebook Diergaarde Blijdorp

 

[MennoPebesma]

3-year-old okapi female Niara from Zoo Wuppertal arrived in Singapore on June 4. She will be living there with other okapis from Europe in the new yet-to-be-opened ‘Rainforest Wild’ zoo.

Source: Facebook Zoo Wuppertal

 

[MennoPebesma]

An okapi was born at Diergaarde Blijdorp on June 2. Parents of the calf are Ngwani and M'buti. The sex is not yet known.

Source: Facebook Diergaarde Blijdorp

It is a female.

Source: Facebook Diergaarde Blijdorp

She has been given the name Makimzie.

 

[MennoPebesma]

At Zoo Wuppertal, okapi female Lomela gave birth this morning (May 27). The youngster's father is Deto. The sex is not yet known. The pair's previous young, three-year-old female Niara will soon move to Singapore Zoo.

Source: Facebook Zoo Wuppertal

The newborn okapi is a female.

Source:
Instagram of Zoo Wuppertal (30/05/2024)

She has been given the name Zuri.

Source: Facebook Zoo Wuppertal

 

[MennoPebesma]

The 4-year-old male okapi Laluk has moved from Zoo Berlin to Zoo Leipzig. Leipzig was already home to the 20-year-old female Ibina. Another female will move to Zoo Leipzig in the future.

Source: Facebook Zoo Leipzig

 

[Pertinax]

Should we add that male Mwimbe aged 2 and a half has been transferred from Yorkshire Wildlife Park to London Zoo? No formal notices of this (yet) but we identified him from photos as the new male at London Zoo.

 

[Kifaru Bwana]

The 4-year-old male okapi Laluk has moved from Zoo Berlin to Zoo Leipzig. Leipzig was already home to the 20-year-old female Ibina. Another female will move to Zoo Leipzig in the future.

Source: Facebook Zoo Leipzig

The old bull Kimdu (died in 2024) has quickly been followed by a ereplacement bull from Zoo Berlin. I assume that the second female destined for Leipzig will be much younger?

Further, is female Ibina still viable and able to breed or is she post-reproductive?

 

[BjoernN]

IBINA is 23 years old and already post-reproductive.

 

[MennoPebesma]

A female okapi was born at Zoo Frankfurt late last week. Mother of the calf is 4-year-old Imani, who arrived pregnant from Kölner Zoo in February.

Source: Facebook Zoo Frankfurt

 

[MennoPebesma]

Safari Park Dvur Kralove is trying to import a pair of okapis from Al Bustan Zoo in the UAE. So far, it is unsuccessful because of problems with export documents.

Source: annual report 2023 Safari Park Dvur Kralove

 

[HOMIN96]

Safari Park Dvur Kralove is trying to import a pair of okapis from Al Bustan Zoo in the UAE. So far, it is unsuccessful because of problems with export documents.

Source: annual report 2023 Safari Park Dvur Kralove

The annual report states they want to bring in "a male" also zoo is not specified.

 

[MennoPebesma]

The annual report states they want to bring in "a male" also zoo is not specified.

That is indeed what is on page 106, but on page 138 is the bit about the pair from Al Bustan Zoo.

 

[MennoPebesma]

Two-year-old female Kora moved from Chester Zoo to Yorkshire Wildlife Park yesterday. The original female Ruby from Yorkshire Wildlife Park temporarily moved to Chester Zoo to be introduced to the breeding male there.

Source: Facebook Yorkshire Wildlife Park