One giraffe in New York has turned into a viral sensation after a live stream of her pregnancy has attracted millions of viewers.
April, a giraffe at Animal Adventure Park in New York, is pregnant with her fourth calf. The 15-year-old giraffe was thought to have gotten pregnant in late 2015 with a 5-year-old male giraffe named Oliver. Giraffes have a 13-15 month gestation period, and zoo keepers have now said they must have been off slightly in their estimate on when April conceived.
Animal Adventure Park first published a live stream of April in her pen on February 10, saying they were anticipating a baby giraffe birth. At the time, the zoo said her estimated due date was anywhere between mid-January and mid-February.
Six weeks and millions of views later, April is not showing signs of labor, leading some people to speculate that the giraffe-mania is all just a ruse. Are we witnessing a giant April Fool's Day prank in the making?
Disclaimer: Animal Adventure Park has maintained that April is pregnant. People still have jokes, though.
I give up on you April, the giraffe. You're probs not even pregnant
🙄— Kaila Fulker (@kailafulker)
Quote of the night: "April the giraffe isn't even pregnant she was just trying to hang onto her man"
😂😅— Maddie Clark (@Maddiehannah15)
Y'all. I just ready an article that said #ApriltheGiraffe is lying about her pregnancy to keep her man
😂😂 y'all leave April alone 😂
— Desirae Duncan (@DesiraeWALB)
In Animal Adventure Park’s latest update on the giraffe, the zoo said April’s overnight behavior was “interesting” but that she appeared “relaxed.”
See the Animal Adventure Park giraffe live cam here:
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