April the giraffe has calf in front of 1.2 million online audience

Name: Watch: It's a boy! April the giraffe's calf is male
Uploaded: 2017-04-16T14:23:53+12:00
Duration: 10 s
Description: The private New York zoo whose pregnant giraffe became an internet sensation says April the giraffe's newborn calf is a male. Source: Animal Adventure Park

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16 Apr, 2017 02:37 AM2 mins to read

The private New York zoo whose pregnant giraffe became an internet sensation says April the giraffe's newborn calf is a male. Source: Animal Adventure Park

Before an online audience of more than a million viewers, April the giraffe gave birth to a male calf on Saturday at a New York zoo, ending weeks of proverbial pacing by animal lovers in a virtual worldwide waiting room.

The 15-year-old giraffe delivered her calf shortly before 10am on