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HARPURSVILLE, New York – The world’s most famous giraffe is officially in labor.
Staff at Animal Adventure Park report April started cleaning and stimulating her back end around 1 a.m. Saturday.
Her delivery started around 11 a.m.
The birth of April’s calf Tajiri was watched live around the world in 2017.
Giraffes are typically pregnant for a period between 14 and 15 months.
It is one of the longest gestation periods in the animal kingdom.