ANVERSA (BELGIO )- L’okapi è una specie animale molto simile alla giraffa, che vive nel Congo e nel Sudafrica. Nelle immagini che seguono, il piccolo Nkosi, un maschio partorito il 15 settembre scorso dalla madre Sofi nello zoo di Anversa in Belgio, si mostra davanti agli obbiettivi dei fotografi per la prima volta.
Nkosi, che nella lingua sudafricana Xhosa significa “capo” o “re”, a due settimane dalla nascita pesava già 22 chili ed era alto 71 centimetri (Ansa)
epa03428693 A male Okapi calf (R) named 'Nkosi' is seen at Antwerp Zoo, in Antwerp, Belgium, 11 October 2012. Nkosi, which means Chief or King in the South-African Xhosa language, was born on September 15 from mother Sofi. Nkosi weighed 22 kg and measured 71cm in height two weeks after its birth. EPA/JULIEN WARNAND
epa03428692 A male Okapi calf (L) named 'Nkosi' is seen at Antwerp Zoo, in Antwerp, Belgium, 11 October 2012. Nkosi, which means Chief or King in the South-African Xhosa language, was born on September 15 from mother Sofi. Nkosi weighed 22 kg and measured 71cm in height two weeks after its birth. EPA/JULIEN WARNAND
epa03428694 A male Okapi calf (bottom) named 'Nkosi' is seen at Antwerp Zoo, in Antwerp, Belgium, 11 October 2012. Nkosi, which means Chief or King in the South-African Xhosa language, was born on September 15 from mother Sofi. Nkosi weighed 22 kg and measured 71cm in height two weeks after its birth. EPA/JULIEN WARNAND
epa03428695 A male Okapi calf named 'Nkosi' is seen at Antwerp Zoo, in Antwerp, Belgium, 11 October 2012. Nkosi, which means Chief or King in the South-African Xhosa language, was born on September 15 from mother Sofi. Nkosi weighed 22 kg and measured 71cm in height two weeks after its birth. EPA/JULIEN WARNAND
epa03428696 A male Okapi calf (L) named 'Nkosi' is seen at Antwerp Zoo, in Antwerp, Belgium, 11 October 2012. Nkosi, which means Chief or King in the South-African Xhosa language, was born on September 15 from mother Sofi. Nkosi weighed 22 kg and measured 71cm in height two weeks after its birth. EPA/JULIEN WARNAND
