Animal lovers and livestream enthusiasts rejoice! April the giraffe has given birth to a beautiful baby at the Animal Adventure Park in Harpursville, New York.
The birth has been eagerly anticipated online as more that almost two million people have been tuning into the livestream, which was hosted by the zoo on both Facebook and YouTube.
Videos by PopCulture.com
The 15-year-old mother-to-be went into labor Saturday morning after a 16-month pregnancy. Two hooves starting to emerge this morning, which told viewers the newborn would be arriving soon.
The new baby was born at 9:50 E/T and was alert and looking around. The proud mother nuzzled her child as onlookers rejoiced.
UP NEXT: The Bronx Zoo Hatches Its First Ever Fairy Penguin
The gender of the giraffe is not yet known, but the park will update as soon as possible.
See the miraculous giraffe birth below.
The park is still streaming the scene inside the cage, which you can watch here. The baby has been walking around the enclosure and bonding with its mother.
You can head to Animal Adventure Park’s Facebook page for updates on April and her offspring.
MORE:
Most Viewed
-
Jimmy Kimmel attends the 2023 Eastern Congo Initiative Poker and Blackjack Tournament hosted by TAO Group Hospitality at LAVO Restaurant & Nightclub at The Palazzo at The Venetian Resort Las Vegas on November 17, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Mindy Small/Getty Images) -
Iryna Veklich/Getty Images -
Microphone over piano keys in dim light. No people -
Photo by supplied by Online USA, Inc. via Getty -
Side-by-side: Netflix logo and Liam Neeson in 'Ice Road: Vengeance' (Credit: Netflix // Vertical) -
(CREDIT: LIUDMILA CHERNETSKA / GETTY IMAGES) -
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 25: Brad Everett Young attends Captain Morgan spiced up the M3GAN 2.0 event in LA with a bold cameo of its limited-edition Captain M3GAN bottle at Academy LA on June 25, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Universal Pictures and Blumhouse)
