Baby Okapi Will Stay Behind Scenes At Denver Zoo For A While

DENVER (CBS4)- The Denver Zoo is celebrating the birth of an endangered species. "Forest" the okapi was born Dec. 4.

The species is known as the Forest Giraffe or Zebra Giraffe.

(credit: Denver Zoo)

Forest couldn't stand or nurse at first so he underwent a plasma transfusion to get the nutrients he needed.

(credit: Denver Zoo)

He's doing much better now but will stay behind the scenes for a few more weeks before he makes his public debut.

(credit: Denver Zoo)
(credit: Denver Zoo)
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