We Had a RARE Animal Sighting in Disney World Today!

There may be a new baby animal on the way in Disney World!

Animal Kingdom Lodge

We’re pretty invested in Disney’s baby animals here at DFB. We’ve shown you baby giraffes, rhinos, babirusas, aardvarks, and more! And while we don’t have another little one to welcome JUST yet, we’ve got a hint that one may be on the way at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge.

On the 6-acre savanna in Kidani Village, we spotted an okapi couple mating! A nearby Cast Member told us it’s super rare to see 2 of them together here — it only occurs during this mating period.

What a sweet couple!

Their names are Olivia and Elombe. Elombe is also known as Eli for short!

This is Olivia!

And since they’re mating…could a baby okapi be on the way?! No one knows for sure, but we can only hope!

Spotted on the 6 acre savanna at Animal Kingdom Lodge is this mating Okapi couple, Elombe and Olivia! pic.twitter.com/XUlV9WfgRD

— Disney Food Blog (@DisneyFoodBlog) March 11, 2021

If you want to visit them yourself, head over to Kidani Village at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge and check by the lookout. We’ll cross our fingers for a baby and keep you posted! Stay tuned to DFB for more Disney news.

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