6 Things to Know About April the Giraffe and Her Very Popular Pregnancy

• 01

  This is April. She's 15 years old and is pregnant with her 4th calf.

  
  via Animal Adventure Park
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• 02

  This is Oliver (and April again), he's 5 years old and this will be his first calf.

  
  via Animal Adventure Park
• 03

  The calf will weigh around 150 pounds and will be about 6 feet tall at birth!

  
  via Animal Adventure Park
• 04

  Believe it or not, giraffes are pregnant for 15 months.

  
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• 05

  Random, but those “things” on a Giraffe's head have a name! They're called ossicones.

  
  via Animal Adventure Park
• 06

  This will be Animal Adventure’s first giraffe calf and they're really excited about it. (Obviously!)

  
  via Animal Adventure Park
• 07

  You can watch April's live pregnancy stream below. She's supposed to give birth any day now!

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• 08

  And while we were all waiting on April's baby, this little guy was born.

  
  via Denver Zoo
• 09

  His name is Dobby and he lives at the Denver Zoo.

  
  via Denver Zoo
• 10

  Welcome to the world, Dobby!

  
  via Denver Zoo

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