WASHINGTON — April the giraffe’s loyal band of live streamers and 26,700 or so Twitter followers continue to await any signs of a calf baby.
For over two months, April’s fans have been monitoring the progress of the giraffe’s pregnancy through Harpursville, New York’s Animal Adventure Park’s live stream.
With all the waiting around, viewers were left to peruse April’s website, her GoFundMe page, the giraffe’s apparel line, her Twitter feed and Facebook page for updates.
The zoo also set up a text alert system for those who want to step away from their computer screens for a bit.
You can watch the live stream below.
Or catch up on your April trivia, courtesy of Animal Adventure Park.
- April has never lost a calf or had a stillborn.
- April is pregnant with her fourth calf.
- Giraffes are pregnant for about 15 months on average.
- Giraffes can be in labor anywhere from hours to a full day.
- April’s calf will the Harpursville zoo’s first giraffe calf.
- The zoo will have a contest to name the calf once it is born.
Dr.Tim Update:I decided to have a little pep talk with April to see if we could try to nail down a day, week, month.#AnimalAdventurePark pic.twitter.com/2lw9vaOooU
— April The Giraffe (@AprilTheGiraffe) April 8, 2017
Another early morning visit by the humans. I hear grumblings about internet outages and connection. Beats me. Where's the lettuce? pic.twitter.com/cHdYH2Wz23
— April The Giraffe (@AprilTheGiraffe) April 1, 2017
Whatchu lookin' at? I'm STILL pregnant! pic.twitter.com/40jSQset6D
— April The Giraffe (@AprilTheGiraffe) March 21, 2017
