Astronauts Blast Off

Will you be traveling over the holidays? So are the astronauts who blasted off yesterday! The Soyuz capsule launched from Kazakhstan carrying Anton Shkaplerov from Russia, Norishige Kanai from Japan and Scott Tingle from the United States. They are headed for the International Space Station orbiting 240 miles above Earth.
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Okapi Born in Denver

Kalispell and Sekele are proud parents of Forest, a baby okapi born in the Denver Zoo! The okapi is the only relative to the giraffe. They have long necks, zebra-striped legs, reddish bodies, and prehensile tongues. The endangered species lives in the Ituri Forest of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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