We Had a RARE Encounter With Animals at Disney World Today!

Behind the scenes at Walt Disney World, Cast Members are doing a lot of work to help endangered species survive.

Kilimanjaro Safaris

Over at Disney’s Animal Kingdom and Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge, you can get a peek at some of the animals as they enjoy their day grazing in the sun. We love stopping by to say hi to them and every once in a while we get lucky and spot a super rare animal!

When we were visiting Animal Kingdom Lodge Villas — Kadani Village, we got to see an okapi couple! If you remember the Kilamanjaro Safaris spiel, you’ll know that okapi are an endangered species that are actually a relative of the giraffe, though the pattern on their leg looks more like a zebra. What you might not know is that it’s rare to spot two of them together!

Okapi are also known as the Forest Giraffe

So, why did two all of a sudden decide to hang out for the day? It’s baby okapi time! A Cast Member told us that okapis are usually only spotted together during mating season. So, could Olivia and Elombe (Eli for short) be expecting?