Giraffe Giving Birth On New York Live Cam Effected By Snowstorm Stella

Another day passed without April the giraffe giving birth on live cam. Animal Adventure Park, the New York zoo where she lives, set up a live stream on YouTube, but Stella, the snowstorm that blasted the northeast Tuesday, disrupted the signal.

Normally, as many as 100,000 people watched April on the live cam, but since a majority of those in the tri-state area had a snow day, the amount of viewers increased to 140,000. People could see that April’s belly was bigger than ever as they waited for her to begin active labor, which is when the head of the calf starts to come out.

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Despite the freezing storm, April remained in good condition. “Animal Care is up and at it early today. In addition to animal needs, storm Stella has began to unload on our area and the park will need be made accessible,” the zoo wrote Tuesday. “Behavior observed at 4/4:30 am EDT did warrant a check of condition. Keeper report indicates April remains in the same condition as observed in earlier overnight checks.”

Even though more people are interested in the giraffe than ever before, fewer viewers will be able to watch April. That’s because Stella messed with Animal Adventure Park’s footage.

The zoo offered a bit of advice for anyone who had technical difficulties. “The storm has, and will likely, continue to disrupt signal. The cam may go off line and then restart. To get the most recent LIVE feed, subscribe to our YouTube channel. That channel will have any and all videos and LIVES,” the upstate New York zoo wrote Tuesday.

The post garnered more than 15,000 reactions from the zoo’s 700,000 followers. Hundreds of people shared the message and commented on April’s update.

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The night before, the zoo wrote there was a “significant change” with April. “Her back end has become significantly larger and relaxed, motion and pulsing in this area has been noted, and discharge has been observed,” the park said Monday. “Ladies and gentlemen—we are close. We are still not confirming active labor, but will state all physical signs are headed in the right direction.”

Hours later, there was no calf. And the zoo had suspected April might not be ready for labor. “Again, be patient, she has fooled us before. We can simply suggest staying tuned into the feed, subscribing to the YouTube channel, and also our FB notifications,” they wrote. “We will do everything in our power to keep you posted.”

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