The male okapi calf was born earlier this month. His naming rights will be auctioned at this year's Zoo Ball: Celebrating Forest Animals around the World. Photo: Jackelin Reyna/Houston Zoo
Need some animal photos to get you through the week? Well, the Houston Zoo has new babies.
Boat-billed herons are named after the shape of their wide, flat bills that resemble a boat. These birds are nocturnal hunters and have big, dark eyes that help them hunt in the dark. Photo: Jackelin Reyna/Houston Zoo
For the first time in Houston Zoo history, a boat-billed heron has hatched. The bird is the newest member of South America's Wetlands aviary in the Birds of the World exhibit.
The bongo, a rare antelope with a chestnut coat and cream stripes, is among Africa's most endangered, with only about 100 left in the wild. Photo: Jackelin Reyna/Houston Zoo
Hamish, an Eastern bongo,is about two months old now. His horns are starting to come in, making his new favorite pastime getting scratches from his keepers to relieve the itch.
Baird's tapirs are from Central America. Their closest relatives are the horse and rhinoceros families.Photo: Jackelin Reyna/Houston Zoo
Norah, a Baird's tapir born in July, lives in the Pantanal grasslands habitat. At two months old, she's showing a sweet, social personality. She will continue to have her watermelon-like spots and stripes for another four months.