It’s a boy! New York zoo’s April the Giraffe gives birth again … live on YouTube
- More than 300,000 people watched live as April gave birth to a healthy male calf on Saturday
April the Giraffe gave birth once again in front of an enthralled YouTube audience on Saturday.
More than 300,000 watched live as April gave birth to a healthy male calf at around 12.45pm, the Animal Adventure Park in Harpursville, New York said.
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 mom,” 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 209km northwest of New York City.
