# who else is watching April the pregnant giraffe **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 1, 2017, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-is-watching-april-the-pregnant-giraffe/783504 "2017-04-01T16:09:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Helena330](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/helena330/32/531_2.png) [@Helena330](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helena330)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2017, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-is-watching-april-the-pregnant-giraffe/783504/61 "2017-04-09T19:31:20Z")
> [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](#): > > So apparently Evolene is having trouble nursing her kittens, so Corsica is helping out. (And the human is also trying to bottlefeed some of the weaker ones, and Corsica is NOT happy that someone is trying to touch “her” kittens). She’s such a good mama. I hope she turns the corner and doesn’t have to go back to the colony. I also hope Evo recovers quickly. She looked so exhausted after giving birth. It’s a load on Corsica, but I’m glad Evo can focus on herself. I became a VIP. Those people do such good work. ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2017, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-is-watching-april-the-pregnant-giraffe/783504/62 "2017-04-09T19:51:10Z")
> [@JackieLikesVariety](#): > > ironic how? 😕 Because there’s not a lot of variety happening at the live stream. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2017, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-is-watching-april-the-pregnant-giraffe/783504/63 "2017-04-09T20:57:51Z")
Did you see this morning, when Oliver was briefly allowed into April’s pen? She started nuzzling him and was obviously happy to be with him. He basically ignored her. Prick. ---
**Author:** ![JackieLikesVariety](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackielikesvariety/32/296_2.png) [@JackieLikesVariety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackieLikesVariety)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2017, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-is-watching-april-the-pregnant-giraffe/783504/64 "2017-04-09T22:33:56Z")
> [@WhyNot](#): > > Because there’s not a lot of variety happening at the live stream. 😉 oh, I see - but routine can be soothing & that is enjoyable, too. but I can’t wait until it’s “code HOOVES” :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2017, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-is-watching-april-the-pregnant-giraffe/783504/65 "2017-04-09T23:50:23Z")
Wasn;t this calf supposed to have been born a week ago? It’s getting kind of boring. ---
**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2017, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-is-watching-april-the-pregnant-giraffe/783504/66 "2017-04-10T02:08:55Z")
> [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](#): > > So apparently Evolene is having trouble nursing her kittens, so Corsica is helping out. (And the human is also trying to bottlefeed some of the weaker ones, and Corsica is NOT happy that someone is trying to touch “her” kittens). Sad update: two of Evolene’s kittens died. ---
**Author:** ![Helena330](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/helena330/32/531_2.png) [@Helena330](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helena330)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2017, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-is-watching-april-the-pregnant-giraffe/783504/67 "2017-04-10T07:27:01Z")
> [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](#): > > Sad update: two of Evolene’s kittens died. The other ones aren’t looking so good, either. I also hope Evo pulls through. Nature can be such a bitch. Corsica’s kittens, though, what little bruisers! ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2017, 8:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-is-watching-april-the-pregnant-giraffe/783504/68 "2017-04-10T08:39:49Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > Wasn;t this calf supposed to have been born a week ago? It’s getting kind of boring. There’s no actual target date. They don’t even know the date of conception. ---
**Author:** ![brachyrhynchos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/brachyrhynchos/32/376_2.png) [@brachyrhynchos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brachyrhynchos)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2017, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-is-watching-april-the-pregnant-giraffe/783504/69 "2017-04-10T16:21:49Z")
> [@Helena330](#): > > The other ones aren’t looking so good, either. I also hope Evo pulls through. Nature can be such a bitch. Corsica’s kittens, though, what little bruisers! Four of Evolene’s kittens have died. Just heartbreaking, especially when they seemed so vigorous immediately after birth. But, yeah, Corsica’s kittens seem enormous compared to Evolene’s. They are a joy to watch! April, have a healthy baby, whenever it comes. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2017, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-is-watching-april-the-pregnant-giraffe/783504/70 "2017-04-10T16:39:57Z")
> [@Rushgeekgirl](#): > > It was so weird in Memphis. We had a baby giraffe born a few days ago, but it wasn’t mentioned on the news at all until people started asking about a video that was going viral that a tourist took. We hadn’t even heard she was pregnant or maybe the calf came much earlier than expected. A few days later a zoo official said they weren’t going to speak about it until it’s first neonatal check-up. It was very odd how they put it. I don’t think they wanted the public to know at first, maybe worrying it wasn’t going to make it. They made an official announcement yesterday though. She’s healthy, she’s just been rejected by her mama. I don’t even know if THEY knew she was pregnant. Usually they keep them separate when they know they’re about to give birth, like with April. We have a stand where we can hand feed the giraffes. It was one of the coolest moments of my life feeding one and looking in to her eyes. We were face-to-face! > > If you’d like to get an idea of what April’s delivery might look the video is here: [http://wreg.com/2017/04/06/memphis-zoo-announces-birth-of-baby-giraffe/](http://wreg.com/2017/04/06/memphis-zoo-announces-birth-of-baby-giraffe/) Hey, you work at the Memphis Zoo? Throw Matt a high five for me, and tell him I promise I won’t let my wife won’t steal the new baby hippo whenever we visit. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2017, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-is-watching-april-the-pregnant-giraffe/783504/71 "2017-04-10T17:54:47Z")
She still looks quite comfortable. She seems to get more outdoor time lately. Today she was out long enough for them to completely change whatever is on the floor of her stall. What would a giraffe dose of Pitocin be? ---
**Author:** ![Helena330](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/helena330/32/531_2.png) [@Helena330](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helena330)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2017, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-is-watching-april-the-pregnant-giraffe/783504/72 "2017-04-10T18:54:07Z")
> [@brachyrhynchos](#): > > Four of Evolene’s kittens have died. Just heartbreaking, especially when they seemed so vigorous immediately after birth. But, yeah, Corsica’s kittens seem enormous compared to Evolene’s. They are a joy to watch! > > April, have a healthy baby, whenever it comes. Evo’s kitten #5 died. ☹ I’m really worried that SHE won’t make it. Come on, April. Need some good news in the form of a healthy baby giraffe! ---
**Author:** ![Helena330](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/helena330/32/531_2.png) [@Helena330](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helena330)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2017, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-is-watching-april-the-pregnant-giraffe/783504/73 "2017-04-10T19:05:48Z")
Went to another site and found this. **JackieLikesVariety** , it may interest you: [Conflict surfaces in April the Giraffe’s ‘conflict free’ zone](http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/conflict-surfaces-in-april-the-giraffe%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%98conflict-free%E2%80%99-zone/ar-BBzDwMs?li=BBmkt5R&ocid=spartandhp) ---
**Author:** ![JackieLikesVariety](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackielikesvariety/32/296_2.png) [@JackieLikesVariety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackieLikesVariety)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2017, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-is-watching-april-the-pregnant-giraffe/783504/74 "2017-04-10T21:42:31Z")
there has been some drama on the facebook page, that’s for sure; people are silly. ---
**Author:** ![JackieLikesVariety](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackielikesvariety/32/296_2.png) [@JackieLikesVariety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackieLikesVariety)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2017, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-is-watching-april-the-pregnant-giraffe/783504/75 "2017-04-10T21:43:45Z")
> [@](#): > > I’m really worried that SHE won’t make it. poor kitty, did she lose all of her kittens? had she been starving or sick? ☹ ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2017, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-is-watching-april-the-pregnant-giraffe/783504/76 "2017-04-10T22:18:28Z")
Vet just checked April again. Still pregnant. She’s licking the camera lens now. Sent from my XT1575 using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![Helena330](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/helena330/32/531_2.png) [@Helena330](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helena330)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2017, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-is-watching-april-the-pregnant-giraffe/783504/77 "2017-04-11T02:01:29Z")
> [@JackieLikesVariety](#): > > poor kitty, did she lose all of her kittens? had she been starving or sick? ☹ Yes, she lost them all. They were so tiny. She was dumped on a dairy farm where apparently people like to dump cats. ☹ The owners are kind-hearted but were overwhelmed with all the cats. They’re willing to let them live on their property with some help, so the rescue is supplying food and is spaying/neutering everyone. This kitty, Evolene, is about four and has diarrhea and bad dental disease. She couldn’t eat and was skin and bones when they got her. She’s in very poor condition and is even more fragile after giving birth. They were only able to catch her a few weeks ago and were hoping she’d improve faster. She’s was afraid at first, but she’s not feral as she’s now happy to be petted and given attention. ---
**Author:** ![Azeotrope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/0ea827/32.png) [@Azeotrope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Azeotrope)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2017, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-is-watching-april-the-pregnant-giraffe/783504/78 "2017-04-11T15:53:49Z")
I quit reading the Facebook page when it started to turn into a bunch of self-righteous slap-fighting, and only check the live feed once or twice a day for a couple minutes out of mild “did she have it yet?” curiosity. Another thing bugging me is that the park owner is getting downright mercenary. I don’t blame him for trying to make money off this random thing that happened out of nowhere, and he is doing a lot to raise awareness about endangered giraffes in the wild and donating a lot of money to conservation. However, “Pay to subscribe to our text alerts so you can see pictures slightly sooner than everyone else! Limited edition April T-shirts, new designs coming soon! Buy your April prints before they sell out! Plush giraffes! Sure you can buy those elsewhere, but they don’t have April’s name on 'em!” The live chat (which I now make a point of avoiding) is especially bad. If I had a nickel for every time I see a similar exchange to this, I could buy my own giraffe: chatter: can you slow down the chat? It’s too fast for me to read. chat mod: The chat is fine. Just scroll up. typical chatter: DID SHE HAV BABBY YET chat mod 2: BTW the chat scrolls so fast we have trouble seeing your questions. Use Superchat (i.e. pay money to have your question appeared in a big colored box) so we can see it! another chatter: no one answered my superchat question ☹ :smack: Yeesh, this is about the most “first world problems” rant I’ve ever made. ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2017, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-is-watching-april-the-pregnant-giraffe/783504/79 "2017-04-11T16:20:58Z")
Hey, she went outside for the first time since I started following this. I hope she doesn’t have it out of camera range. ---
**Author:** ![Azeotrope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/0ea827/32.png) [@Azeotrope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Azeotrope)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2017, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-is-watching-april-the-pregnant-giraffe/783504/80 "2017-04-11T16:58:03Z")
That’d be like a Christmas present to the conspiracy theorists. “How do you know that’s her calf? How do you know they didn’t just smuggle one into the yard while she was outside? And she’s not thinner. It’s just the camera angle.” Ditto if she has it while the webcam is down. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-is-watching-april-the-pregnant-giraffe/783504.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-is-watching-april-the-pregnant-giraffe/783504.md?page=5)