BINGHAMTON, N.Y. – April, the world famous mother giraffe, will soon have a new baby.
Animal Adventure Park in Harpursville, New York, posted on Facebook shortly after 11 a.m. Saturday that April was in labor. Live video at around 11:15 a.m. showed a hoof emerging from April.
At 11:33 a.m. Saturday, the park sent out the text alerting fans the giraffe was in labor. The park stated on the website, "The Animal Adventure Giraffe Team will send out a text notification, immediately after confirming April is in labor!" There was a $5 charge to sign up for the alert.
This is the second time we've all waited for one of April's bouncing babies to enter the world. In 2017 it took just a few hours after the birth alert went out until we all got to see April's new baby.
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April became a internet superstar in 2017 when the world watched, and waited ... and waited ... and waited ... for the 16-foot-tall, reticulated giraffe to give birth to her son, Tajiri.
More than 1.2 million people watched the live birth on April 15, 2017. Close to 800,000 watched the live birth on the park's Facebook Live video feed.
Tajiri was given his name through an online voting contest about two weeks after he was born. It's a Swahili name for "hope" and "confidence."
Just a few weeks ago, the park added new female companion for Taj. Her name was chosen the same way. It's Johari, which is Swahili for "Jewel."
This new baby will get a name in the same way.
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