Rare baby okapi born at Florida zoo dies

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A Florida zoo says an endangered distant relative of a giraffe has died, less than two months after its birth.
ZooTampa at Lowry Park said Thursday that laboratory tests suggest the female okapi (oh-COP-ee) had a condition similar to diabetes and died from acute renal failure.
The Tampa Bay Times reports that the calf had reached milestones, including standing on her own.
Zoo veterinarian Ray Ball says staff left the baby in the okapi habitat area of the zoo with her mot