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The Animal Experience Park struck a huge Facebook turning point on Monday.

In the afternoon, local time, the park got their one millionth fan on Facebook.

Animal adventure park Facebook - Before the giraffe mania, which started Feb. 22, they had a modest following of directly over 30 thousand. Two days later on, they more than tripled that, crossing the 100 thousand mark. And Monday, six weeks and one pregnant giraffe, later on, they are among the most popular pages on Facebook, growing almost 3,000 percent.

Ideally, all this attention for April brings more focus on endangered animals worldwide, too.

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April is 15-- her Fourth calf
April has never ever lost a calf nor had a stillborn-- odd report
Oliver is 5-- his First calf

They have a few of the greatest pens in the country (so feet per animal). We take pride in our indoor real estate and the level of enrichment and care to keep them pleased and healthy.

The calf will weigh around 150lb and will have to do with six ′ high at birth.
The front hooves will come out initially followed by the snout.

Mama will naturally raise the calf, with weaning might take in between 6-10 months, possibly longer. We will not hurry this procedure-- it is simply a recorded series of captive weaning.

As soon as the calf is born, we will have a contest to call it.

The keepers will share April, tidy her pen, provide her deals with (however not Oliver). He is a bull-- and a bull is a bull is a bull!
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Giraffes are pregnant for 15 months

Upon naturally weaning, the calf will proceed to another center to begin a reproducing program there. We can not keep offspring, as it would result in incestuous breeding and weaken the genes of the program and types.

Those "things" on their heads are called ossicones.

Bulls (male giraffes) just truly appreciate two things- battling and the unmentionable ... Oliver might share the area with April, however for brief durations. Bulls take no part in raising young.

They consume hay and specific giraffe diet plan however like romaine lettuce and carrot deals with.

April's water source, enrichment, and solo hay feeder run out the sight of the cam view.

This is Animal Experience's very first giraffe calf.

The Animal Experience Park established a GoFundMe represent those wanting to contribute to assist out the giraffe "household fund."