APRIL THE GIRAFFE: Park reveals Giraffe cam live stream will be AXED
The live stream has long catalogued April’s pregnancy and continued after the birth of her calf on Saturday. But her worldwide fame has caused havoc with the park’s email servers after worried viewers noticed April was walking with a limp. While the camera was expected to finish streaming in the coming week, Animal Adventure park staff took to Facebook to explain the Giraffe mother was being well cared for – and claimed the live stream was “interfering” with the day to day running of the park. WATCH THE LIVE STREAM BELOW:
GETTY/ANIMAL ADVENTURE PARK Animal Adventure path staff took to Facebook to explain the Giraffe mother was being well cared for
An Animal Adventure Park spokesperson said: “We are well aware, long before the first email that April had a small twist of her leg today which has her favouring 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.
Live pictures: April the Giraffe in labour Fri, April 14, 2017 Live pictures of April the giraffe preparing to give birth at Animal Adventure Park in New York Play slideshow Animal Adventure Park 1 of 29
ANIMAL ADVENTURE PARK The stream is set to end between Wednesday and Friday this week
“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!” Fans were quick to respond to the statement, asking why they would choose to remove the feed instead of changing their email address, with the park claiming they “could change it 100 times” and that doing so “doesn’t curb the issue”.
GETTY The live stream has been hosted on Facebook since Feburary
ANIMAL ADVENTURE PARK Her worldwide fame has caused havoc with the park’s email servers