Giraffe Giving Birth On Live Cam: April Continues To Be ‘Bit Out Of Character’ As Labor Delays

As millions of people still wait for April, the pregnant giraffe in an upstate New York zoo, to give birth live on camera, the animal seems to be in no hurry to go into labor. On Sunday, the Animal Adventure Park in Harpursville, New York, issued an update saying April continued to be a “bit out of character” as park keepers waited and watched.

April was due to give birth several weeks ago but she was yet to go into active labor Sunday morning. The park took to Facebook to update its over 990,700 followers about the giraffe’s condition.

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“This morning, keepers report increased discharge, continued lack of interest in food, full udders. April also continues to be a bit out of character. We continue to watch and wait,” the park said in the post.

The park also announced the launch of a text alert system for April’s pregnancy.

The pregnant animal became an internet sensation after the park set a up live stream mid-February, allowing people to watch April giving birth, which was expected to happen later that month or at the beginning of March.

"The neat thing about giraffe labor is that they instinctively hide the labor signs because in the wild, if they were making it very clear they were in labor, every hyena and lion would sit tight and wait for mom to become vulnerable," park owner Jordan Patch said Friday on ABC's Good Morning America.

A giraffe’s pregnancy lasts for 15 to 16 months with labor being anywhere between an hour to a full day. A newborn calf weighs about 150 pounds and stands about 6 feet tall.

This will be 15-year-old April’s fourth calf and the first for 5-year-old Oliver, the giraffe’s mate. The calf’s name will be decided through a contest. This will also reportedly be the park’s first giraffe calf.

You can watch the live stream here.