Giraffe birth watch

[Catherine]

April the Giraffe is due to deliver and they have set up a camera so we can watch. There is no way of knowing when so any time you tune in might be the moment. That would be special.

http://news.google.ca/news/url?sr=1&ct2=...t=2&at=dt0


It is late in our time zone and she seems to be sleeping. I probably should be doing the same, but instead I am watching a giraffe sleeping.

[platy]

There was an app created for April to notify people exactly when she is in active labour and going to give birth. So people don't have to watch incessantly

http://giraffe-watch.thomasphorton.com/

[Catherine]

When they say there is an app for that they mean it. I like the t-shirts too.
This may be the most watched birth on the planet.

It would help to get a giraffe labour alert. After all, she may give birth in the night. I might get up to see the birth, but I don't want to sit up night after night.

Thank-you for finding the link.

[Tobi]

I watched Alice for a little while. She was standing -eating? I couldn't see her head. She was quite still, but moved her feet a little bit.
It was a treat to see her.
Her baby seems a little 'high' at the moment, so I think perhaps when her belly drops a bit lower, the birth will be imminent.

[Catherine]

I checked in and she is still doing the same things. Her belly is big and it looked like the baby might be moving a bit. I am sure it is getting hard for her to be comfortable.  I think they give birth standing up so as long as she is on her feet she could be ready to deliver.

I am sure we can see the video after the fact, but I would love to watch it live.

[platy]

Has she had her dang baby yet?

[Catherine]

The answer is, no she hasn't had her baby yet. The original link to the cam is not working so I have a new link.
I understand that she is very close to delivering. One article said she is producing milk so it won't be long now.

https://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&...h4qe3-b5mg


It is night now so she is very quiet. I am sure we will see her with a baby soon enough.