General Chat

There are some on an April group moaning about the fact that the baby will possibly go outside at the weekend, just as the live cam is pulled. I thought I had found the parks website, but cannot find where they are seeing this. Have you found it Joy?

They don't owe us anything but apparently they are going to go live twice a week, so would like to be able to see when ;-)

I am pleased I went on the Journey Lindi

But we know unlike some this is not our Giraffe
Some seam to not understand this
We now have to let the Animal park get on with doing their jobs :-D

There were (quite ;-)) a few people who couldn't wait to relate the emails they had received over this and that, but over April's leg it snowballed. Some people are just so needy :-|
Will be sad to see it end but so pleased to have had the experience.

If Jordan has any sense he will never put himself through that again :-D :-D

Aprils leg is better now and the baby Giraffe is doing great :-D :-D

I am shocked how many people emailed with trivial enquires :-D :-D

Some people just beggar belief. Not satisfied with the privilege of watching and the updates, too many people think they own what they see in the media. :-|

CBS4 pulled out last night, but no great surprise. I was watching the chat and people were saying about how April had injured her leg and they were going to email in about it. There was arguing and name calling (just a typical chat room - for school kids).

When Jordon posted the update you have in your post above some the replies were awful. People didn't like that they had been 'scolded'!! If that had been me I would have pulled the plug instantly!

CBS just decided not to hang around and announced 15 minutes before the end of a live feed that the next one would be their last. Think they were just fed up with what was going on in chat.

Right from when I first watched they said they were going to stop live cam when baby was about 5 days or so old, I think what has thrown them has been the delay in the arrival which has left them very close to opening date,

So many are moaning about the things that are being charged for, but nobody is forced to pay anything, and we have all had the opportunity to watch all this for nothing.

If he has any sense he will not do it again lol. He did say in one interview he didn't think the world had enough patience for another birth on live cam.

HARPURSVILLE, N.Y. (CBS4) – The Animal Adventure Park posted Monday afternoon that the cam for April the giraffe and her baby will need to be pulled.
“April had a small twist of her leg today, which has her favoring it,” the park posted on Facebook in response to a flood of messages they’ve received asking about her. “We appreciate [the] concern but the bogging down of email servers and other platforms is the exact reason the giraffe cam will need to be pulled.” We are well aware, long before the first email that April had a small twist of her leg today which has her favoring it. This is not unheard of in such long legged animals. Dr Tim was on site and all is well.
We appreciate concern but the bogging down of email servers and other platforms is the exact reason the giraffe cam will need be pulled.
While we appreciate the concern, it is interfering with normal park operations and preparation for opening; at a period when our resource of time is limited and cannot be hindered. Please allow our team to do as they are trained to do - we have their care covered!

Island
The first pic I seen he had a wrinkly face
Looked like a bag of spanners poor love

But today he is so cute <3 <3 <3

4/16 Morning Update
Vet Check and a Thumbs Up
This morning the team got hands on with baby to do a full vet check and record height and weight.
Height: 5' 9"
Weight: 129 lbs
(there is a weight drop the first 24 hours)
Baby checks out just perfect!
Nursing strongly this morning without any concerns.
April has recovered perfectly and is eating everything in sight!

There's a lovely picture of him with the keepers/vet on their FB page

Did you see them weigh the baby? Jordan weighed himself on bathroom scales, then Dr Tim passed him the baby :-0

The baby was very well behaved, but poor April was very cross as she had been coaxed in to Oliver's pen (he was outside) with a treat, the shut in there!! :-0

When they let April back with her baby they made a very hasty retreat :-D

Baby is full of it, running around on his 'Bambi' legs. <3

PH what a good Mum April is
Your right Little Billy Bandy knees
must be the cleanest Baby Giraffe in the world

Oliver isn't Let near the baby as Bulls charge around
and may hurt the baby
April was bottle fed so used to Human company
That makes her very soft hearted
All Oliver would want to do is mate with April again
and if the baby got in the way and accidents may happen

Mind April did try to kick the Vet Tim twice yesterday :-D :-D

I popped in after 11pm last night.

Litlle Billy Bandy Knee's was hop, skipping and jumping about like a little spring lamb..At one point, he was just stood still looking up at Dad.

He has been licked that much, it's a wonder he has any markings left! :-D

There were some tender moments between Mum and Dad......rubbing their heads, noses and necks together.

Obviously there is a reason why Dad isn't allowed in the enclosure....but i felt a bit sorry for him, he so wanted to be a part of it.

Looking in this morning........No Billy!! :-0

Then i saw a little head move in the shadow. Phew!! :-D

Well, wasn't that just amazing! How lucky are we to have been able to watch this, and isn't he just a little cutie?

I had hoped that life would return to normal once he was born but no - I am now baby watching instead of butt watching lol.

Thanks for the thread Joy, It was good to share this wonderful event :-)

My profile picture was taken by me last summer when we were feeding the giraffes at our local wildlife park. We did a mini(scule) safari into their enclosure and I loved it. Hope to do it again this summer :-)

I have been watching the baby boy
and think the way he stands

He should be called Billy bandy knees :-D :-D <3 :-D :-D

And I missed it despite looking in every day :-( :-( :-(

Aaw, little man :-D

I had another look just now, he's just sooo sweet.

I've gotta get a giraffe print onesie for my dawg - and some stilts of course :-D :-D

Somebody messaged me and said its a boy

the babies r us logo will change to the appropriate color
:-D

Your welcome Margaret

Its it nice that some thing good can happen in a world of sadness
That brings us all together
Even if its only for a few short hours :-D :-D

I wouldn't have missed it for anything, what an experience! Was anybody like me, bearing down with April? Thank you, Joy.