April the giraffe brings a new baby and a bit of joy into this heartless world

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Having tasted the viral birth highs of 2017, it was only a matter of time before April the giraffe came back to YouTube for another sweet hit of the good stuff. 

That’s right, everyone’s favorite cam star is back at it again. According to the Animal Adventure Park in Harpursville, New York, April gave birth to a healthy male calf at 12:43 p.m. ET on March 16. 

A Facebook post announcing the birth neglected to mention that we are all born into suffering. 

“Approximately 11:00 am, Jordan entered the barn to check April, who laid with her back end just out of camera view on both camera angles,” reads the post. “Upon Jordan’s entry to the barn, April stood up and revealed that she had in fact been in labor and the calf’s hooves and first 8-10” of leg were emerging!” Read more…

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Never forget: This was the year we fell in love with April the giraffe

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Listen, this year was almost entirely awful. But one of the best things — nay, the best thing — that occurred in 2017 was April the giraffe.

Millions tuned in to watch Animal Adventure Park’s giraffe cam and keep up with April’s seemingly endless pregnancy. In fact, her pregnancy was so long that it broke the Internet.

Me every time they say #Aprilthegiraffe will give birth “any minute now!” and I stare at a live feed for three hours#giraffewatch pic.twitter.com/5PTUBgy0hk

— Erin Clements (@iamsoerin) February 25, 2017

People went a little off the rails. Fans came up with conspiracy theories that the whole thing was just an elaborate April Fools joke, and one YouTuber even made a song about April to pass the time. Read more…

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Oh my god, April the giraffe might be pregnant again

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Another high-profile giraffe pregnancy might be in our future, internet.

You, of course, remember April – the giraffe whose pregnancy became a livestream phenomenon earlier this year. For what felt like 50 years, we watched a pregnant April lounge around her pen at the Animal Adventure Park in Harpursville, New York. Finally, one fateful spring day April gave birth to a son, Tajiri. A beautiful ending to the story.

But now, a new April development seems imminent. During a Good Morning America appearance on Thursday, Jordan Patch, owner of Animal Adventure Park teased a potential second pregnancy. Read more…

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