Hundreds of online spectators are anxiously awaiting the arrival of a baby giraffe to the Animal Adventure Park in Harpursville, New York.
April, a 15-year-old giraffe, is in labor and expected to give birth any moment now. The birth is an especially welcome gift for an endangered species.
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The baby is expected to weigh 68 kilograms (150 pounds) and stand at a wobbly 1.8 meters (6 feet). Giraffes often stand while in labor, so that the calf drops to the ground – a hard but welcome hit that prompts their first breath of air.
Watch the live birth below:
