A giraffe gave birth on camera! But it wasn't April, star of an addictive live stream. Lindsey Bever and Avi Selk, The Washington Post Washington Post News Service Apr 7, 2017 Apr 7, 2017 Updated Mar 19, 2019 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A giraffe gave birth on camera! But it wasn't April, star of an addictive live stream.kAmtI24E=J @?6 H66< 27E6C 96C <66A6CD 6I4:E65=J 564=2C65 E92E E96 3:CE9 @7 96C 42=7 H2D :>>:?6?E \ 27E6C 9F?5C65D @7 E9@FD2?5D @7 A6@A=6 =@4<65 6J6D @? 2 =:G6 DEC62> 7C@> 96C A6? 2D ?2JD2J6CD E96@C:K65 E92E :E H2D 2== ;FDE 2 9@2I \ pAC:= E96 8:C2776 :D DE:== 86DE2E:?8]k^AmkAm%96 p?:>2= p5G6?EFC6 !2C< :? &ADE2E6 }6H *@C< D2JD pAC:= :D 4@?E:?F:?8 E@ 762DE 27E6C D6G6C2= 52JD H:E9 =:EE=6 2AA6E:E6[ 2?5 E92E 96C QF556CD 2C6 7F==]Q ~? %9FCD52J ?:89E[ E96 A2C< D2:5 E92E pAC:= 925 QBF:E6 2? 2AA6E:E6 E9:D 6G6?:?8P %9:D :D 27E6C 2 76H 52JD @7 A:4<:?8 2E 8C2:? 2?5 92J] (6 92G6 366? 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