April the giraffe — after a very long pregnancy — just gave birth

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April the giraffe — after a very long pregnancy — just gave birth

By Avi Selk and Lindsey Bever April 15 at 10:42 AM

 

After months of anticipation for one pregnant giraffe and hundreds of thousands of obsessed viewers, April just made good.

 

“It’s happening!” Animal Adventure Park owner Jordan Patch yelled into a camera from his car about 7:30 Saturday morning. “We are in labor 100 percent!”

 

There had been false starts before, but not far away in a pen in Upstate New York, two hooves were peeking out of April’s backside.

 

Then a head.

 

Then at 9:55 a.m …