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A new born female Okapi calf and her mother take a morning snack at their enclosure at the Los Angeles Zoo on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018. The zoo has put on display the baby okapi, a reclusive species that in the wild is found deep in the now-vanishing dense rainforests of central Africa. The calf born was born Nov. 10, 2017. Nicknamed the "rainforest giraffe," okapis are the closest living relative of giraffes but do not grow that tall. They have black-and-white striped patterns on their front and hind legs and their coats are velvety and oily. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)
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