Tag: Okapi
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Beni the Okapi Arrives at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge Savanna For the First Time
Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge Savanna saw the arrival of Beni the Okapi for the first time. This comes after the endangered Okapi calf made his first debut on the Pembe Savanna at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge in January 2023. Beni was born in July and since then has grown to a height of four feet…
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Walt Disney World Celebrates World Okapi Day
October 18 is World Okapi Day. This year, the Disney animal keepers at Disney’s Animal Kingdom have even more reason to celebrate this special day. This is due to the birth of a new okapi calf named Beni. Beni is the twelfth okapi to be born at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge at Walt Disney World…
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Walt Disney World Resort Celebrates World Okapi Day with Newborn Calf
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (Oct. 18, 2018) – In honor of World Okapi Day, Walt Disney World Resort today announced the birth of an okapi at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge. The calf was born Oct. 1, 2018, and weighed 54 pounds. Born to mother Zelda and father Mandazi, the calf was up and mobile within…