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April the giraffe has given birth after months of waiting on Saturday morning.
Zookeepers at Animal Adventure Park in Harpursville, New York, sent out the alert that the 15-year-old giraffe was about to give birth after her due date was in mid-February.
A zookeeper described the birth as a 'perfect delivery' and said he would announce the gender of the baby once April and the calf had spent some more time together.
Two hooves were seen sticking out of the pregnant animal's backside at 8am, as officials said this was a sign that birth was imminent.
Slightly before 10am, the calf's face appeared and within moments the baby was born.
Thirty minutes later April began helping her calf take its first steps on its wobbly legs.
At least 1.2 million people tuned into the zoo's Facebook Live and YouTube stream, eagerly anticipating the live birth.
The baby's hooves were seen dangling much lower as the birth progressed as of 9.30am on the YouTube livestream.
Right before 10am, the head popped out and within minutes the baby fell to the floor as it was born.
After it plopped to the ground, April turned around and began nuzzling her fourth baby.
The unnamed calf has begun slowly sitting up and stretching its long neck, as it should be standing and walking within an hour.
Baby giraffes are reported to weigh around 150lbs and stand 6-feet-tall at birth, according to Animal Planet.