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| April the Giraffe gives birth, finally | April the Giraffe gives birth, finally |
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| At long, long last, after what seemed like aeons, the world's most famous giraffe has given birth. | At long, long last, after what seemed like aeons, the world's most famous giraffe has given birth. |
| April the Giraffe, whose prolonged pregnancy has been watched by millions of amateur zoologists online, has delivered her fourth calf. | April the Giraffe, whose prolonged pregnancy has been watched by millions of amateur zoologists online, has delivered her fourth calf. |
| "We have a baby! Everything went absolutely perfect. This is great!" park owner Jordan Patch said. | "We have a baby! Everything went absolutely perfect. This is great!" park owner Jordan Patch said. |
| Since a live feed of her enclosure started in February, April has become an internet celebrity. | |
| April lives at the Animal Adventure Park in Harpursville, almost 200 miles north-west of New York. | |
| The park has given no details on the gender of the calf yet. The mother, whose every move has been closely followed, and baby are said to be fine. | |
| The delivery does not mean they are going away from the public's eyes. There will be a competition to determine the calf's name. | The delivery does not mean they are going away from the public's eyes. There will be a competition to determine the calf's name. |
| More on April's journey | More on April's journey |
| Now April will raise the calf, and weaning could take between six to 10 months, the park explains. | Now April will raise the calf, and weaning could take between six to 10 months, the park explains. |
| The young giraffe will then be moved to another facility for a breeding programme. | The young giraffe will then be moved to another facility for a breeding programme. |
| April's delivery has not been without (virtual) hurdles. | April's delivery has not been without (virtual) hurdles. |
| Her live feed was briefly removed from YouTube in February after it was flagged as being sexually explicit or having nude content. | Her live feed was briefly removed from YouTube in February after it was flagged as being sexually explicit or having nude content. |
| The park blamed animal rights activists for reporting the video as inappropriate, a move that infuriated her followers. But, to their relief, the ban was short lived. | The park blamed animal rights activists for reporting the video as inappropriate, a move that infuriated her followers. But, to their relief, the ban was short lived. |