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April the giraffe is pregnant again

April’s Calf Has Finally Been Named
By Fiza Pirani
July 25, 2018

The 16-year-old Animal Adventure Park giraffe who became a viral sensation last year is pregnant — again.

» RELATED: Watch live: April the giraffe is finally in labor

April the giraffe won the hearts (and eyes) of millions tuning in for her never-ending live-streamed pregnancy that resulted in an adorable baby boy named Tajiri.

Now she's pregnant with her fifth, the New York park's owner Jordan Patch announced on the TODAY Show Wednesday.

“The average (gestation period) for a giraffe is 15 months,” Patch said, though “April likes to go 16, 17, 18 ... 19 months.”

In a Facebook video posted last month, Patch announced park workers were testing "whether or not we're expecting another giraffe calf."

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