April the giraffe has finally given birth
April the giraffe has finally given birth.
After what seems like months of waiting, the giraffe has delivered her calf – a healthy male.
April is a 17-year-old giraffe who lives at Animal Adventure Parkin Harpursville, New York, and after days of keeping us all waiting, she finally gave birth.
Keepers at the park announced the birth yesterday.
More than 300,000 watched live as April gave birth to the calf at around 12.45pm, her keepers said.
When is the FA Cup semi-final draw and what TV channel is it on?Park officials say the newborn giraffe was on its feet by 1.27pm, and nursing by 1.51pm.
‘Success! With an average 15-month gestation, we are thankful to have a healthy calf on the ground, nursing and bonding with mum,’ animal park owner Jordan Patch said.
‘With wild giraffe numbers plummeting annually, every calf born counts.’
April drew more than 232 million YouTube live views during a seven-week period in 2017 before she gave birth to Tajiri That came as a surprise for the small zoo 130 miles northwest of New York City.
This is April’s fifth calf and the second for her and Oliver, the dad of Tajiri and the newborn.
A naming contest for the new calf will be held soon.