Cutest Baby Animals at U.S. Zoos

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Ikenge, Okapi, Dallas Zoo

Okapis are members of the giraffe family and live deep within the tropical rainforests of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Baby Ikenge may be a Texas native, but he retains a connection to his homeland. He’s named after a town in the Congo as well as his grandfather, who, tragically, was killed by poachers during a recent attack on the Okapi Wildlife Reserve. Ikenge sticks by his mother and, like most okapis, is naturally shy.

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