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April the giraffe, who gave birth in a viral livestream, dies aged 20 | New York
April, the giraffe that became a sensation when a rural New York zoo livestreamed her 2017 pregnancy and delivery, was euthanized Friday because of advancing arthritis, the zoo said.
“She is a precious member of our family, and while we knew this day would eventually come, our hearts are hurting,” Animal Adventure Park’s owner, Jordan Patch, said in a statement.
The 20-year-old giraffe started showing signs of mobility problems last summer, and veterinary imaging showed she had arthritis in her feet and problems in her left hind leg, the zoo’s veterinarians said in a statement. They noted that animals as large as giraffes can deteriorate quickly from arthritis.
They said they deployed joint supplements, pain medications, anti-inflammatories, padded flooring, diet changes and trimming April’s hoofs to try to slow the disease’s progression, but her mobility kept declining, and she started spending a lot more time lying down. Imaging in March showed “significant and progressing degeneration” of joints in her lower leg, the vets said.
“The severity of her condition has been outpacing our ability to control April’s comfort,” they said.
Statistics on giraffe life expectancy vary. A Knoxville, Tennessee, zoo giraffe that was said to be the country’s oldest was euthanized at 31 in 2019.
April attracted a huge online audience as she carried her fourth calf in 2017 at the zoo in Harpursville, a village about 130 milesnorth-west of New York City. The giraffe cam became the second most-watched livestream in YouTube history, at least at the time, with more than 232m views and 7.6bn minutes of live watch time over several months.
At least 1.2 million people watched as the male calf, eventually named Tajiri, was born – appropriately enough – in the month of April.
An online fundraising campaign pulled in more than $150,000 for the care of April, her mate and the calf. Other ventures – including a Toys ‘R’ Us sponsorship of the YouTube stream, monetized text messages and a clothing line – also brought money to the zoo.
The owners said it would be used for zoo upkeep, wildlife conservation in Africa and local children with unexpected medical expenses.
“April’s impact on animal conservation and appreciation is both immeasurable and lasting,” Patch said Friday.
But People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals criticized the zoo for turning April’s breeding into an internet event.
“The tragedy here isn’t that April died – it’s that she never knew a life without gawping spectators or livestream cameras,” said the animal-rights group’s supervising veterinarian, Dr Heather Rally.
April had another calf, Azizi, in March 2019, with more than 300,000 people watching live on YouTube. He died at a Texas zoo last October.
Animal Adventure Park said she was put on contraceptives to retire from the breeding program following his birth.
7 LIVE Giraffe Cams (Captive and WILD)
Watching LIVE giraffe cams is a lot of fun!
From experiencing a giraffe giving birth, to seeing wild giraffes drink from an African watering hole, these unique animals provide tons of entertainment.
The only frustrating part about watching giraffe webcams is the fact you have to go to a different website for every camera. All of this traveling around can take up a lot of time.
To help fix this problem, I tried to find the best giraffe cams online. Then I embedded them all onto this one single page, so you don’t have to go anywhere else to watch! I try to update the links frequently, just in case one of the live streams changes its URL.
The BEST part is that I was able to find lots of cameras that show giraffes living in zoos, but also ones that watch African watering holes, which give the possibility of seeing WILD giraffes.
- Captive Giraffe Cams (3 streams)
- Wild Giraffe Cams (4 streams)
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Giraffe Cam #1: Harpursville, New York
This live giraffe camera features Oliver (male) and Johari (female).
If you watch long enough, you should be able to watch the zookeepers. Look for the giraffes being fed carrots, which are their favorite treats!
Giraffe Cam #2: Colorado Springs, CO
*To view these giraffes, you will need to head to the CM Zoo website.*
This is a fun live stream that displays the giraffe feeding deck at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo! During certain times of the day, you can watch zoo guests feed the giraffe’s romaine lettuce. Keepers can also be observed feeding rye crackers as special treats during training.
The last calf born here was Viv, who was welcomed into the world on July 6th, 2019. She can be seen playing in the yard during the hours of 8:30 am to 4:45 pm (Mountain time zone). Outside of these hours, the giraffes are not visible, and the cam is turned off.
The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo is home to the largest herd of Reticulated Giraffes in any zoo in North America, currently numbering 16.
The giraffes are strictly monitored to prevent reproducing unless the Species Survival Plan recommends it.
A few years ago, I had the pleasure of visiting the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo (picture above!), and we got to feed and interact with the giraffe herd. The experience we had at the zoo was OUTSTANDING, and I would highly recommend going if given a chance.
Lastly, here is a fun fact:
Did you know that giraffes are pregnant an average of 14.5 months?
Giraffe Cam #3: Topeka, Kansas
This multi-cam viewing experience is located at the Topeka Zoo in Kansas. The stream above shows the giraffes’ indoor enclosure.
Currently, the herd consists of five giraffes, named Sarge, Abi, Konza, Hope, and Elizabeth.
A few different cameras monitor the giraffes at this zoo. The other cams watch the outdoor enclosures. Here is another angle you can enjoy.
During the cold winter months, it will be rare to see a giraffe outside. You will have much better luck and more entertainment with the first webcam of their indoor area.
Did you know that giraffes have the same number of bones in their neck as a human? Believe it or not, we both have SEVEN vertebrates. Obviously, giraffe neck bones are much bigger than ours. 🙂
Wild giraffes:
In my quest to find entertaining giraffe webcams, I stumbled across some that were in the wild! Each of the streams below is located in Africa and points at a water source.
Being close to water helps attract a large variety of species. In addition to giraffes, it’s possible to see all sorts of African wildlife, including elephants, lions, hippos, crocodiles, baboons, antelope, rhinos, leopards, and many more!
As you start watching, you may find that it’s nighttime in Africa or there are no animals present.
Please know that each of the streams records the last 12 hours of footage!
At the bottom of each video, you can rewind to try and locate something interesting. The daylight hours tend to have the most action.
Giraffe Cam #4: South Africa
This live camera overlooks a watering hole inside the Madikwe Game Reserve, which sits on the northern border between Botswana and South Africa.
This area attracts many different animal species, including giraffes, elephants, lions, zebras, wild dogs, and cheetahs! The water is also home to Nile Crocodiles, which wait patiently to prey on birds and other animals.
Watch closely for birds, as this location is extremely popular for birders.
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Giraffe Cam #5: South Africa
Located at the Balule Game Reserve, the nickname of this camera is the “Cat-Eye.” This name was given because the height of the camera is approximately the same level as a leopard’s eyes, which provides a unique perspective of the animals at the watering hole.
The camera location is very remote and is located in a mixed habitat of brush and savannah. You can expect to see giraffes, impalas, baboons, warthogs, geese, genets, meerkats, waterbuck, elephants, and porcupines.
The Balule Game Reserve is 40,000 hectares and sits adjacent to the world-famous Kruger National Park. Most of the activity takes place during the day (especially sunrise and sunset). It’s possible to see a few creatures at night, such as leopards and rhinos, searching for food.
Giraffe Cam #6: South Africa
This live camera is set on the banks of the mighty Olifants River in South Africa.
It’s one of the few cams that are placed on the banks of an African river!
Hippos and crocodiles are regularly seen in the river. On the banks, it’s common to see giraffes and elephants grazing for food, along with waterbuck, bushbuck, baboons, impalas, storks, and herons.
Giraffe Cam #7: South Africa
The Nkorho Bush Lodge hosts this camera, which watches over a watering hole located less than 1 mile (1.6 km) from Kruger National Park!
You can watch a wide variety of species. In fact, the famous African Big Five (lion, rhino, elephant, leopard, and Cape Buffalo) can all be observed here.
Incredibly, they were all seen during a seven-hour period once!
Wildebeest and Impala are two of the most frequent visitors that come for a drink. Also, look for warthogs lying around in the mud.
This location is also a hot spot for birds, with over 100 species identified so far.
At certain camera angles, you can see the Nkorho Bush Lodge in the background!
Can you help me add to this list?
I’m sure that I wasn’t able to find all the giraffe cams in the world.
If there are any you can find that are worth sharing, please paste a link below in the comments section.
I am looking for streams that feature a high-quality camera, and the video doesn’t buffer often.
Giraffe 🌟 Photo, description, range, food, enemies ✔ > All about wildlife
Giraffe is the tallest land animal. Many have seen them only in pictures and are not even able to imagine how amazing this animal is in real life.
After all, not only growth distinguishes it from other animals, but also many other features.
The head of a giraffe is unlike anyone else: erect ears, blunt short horns, sometimes as many as five pieces, black eyelashes around huge eyes, and the tongue is generally striking in its long, color and shape. Not every zoo has giraffes, and if there are, then their enclosures usually go down to a certain depth, or take up a couple of tiers so that you can see the animal as a whole.
Her giraffes are only peaceful herbivores, but they are also absolutely calm towards people. But people, in turn, in ancient times actively hunted giraffes. Man has found a lot of uses for everyday life from the skin of a giraffe, his tendons and even his tail. But this killed a huge number of individuals, and now they are more reasonable in hunting giraffes.
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Origin of the species and description
Photo: Giraffe
It is difficult to imagine the origin of giraffes from any animal, they are very specific.
But experts believe that they appeared about 20 million years ago from ungulates, most likely from deer. The homeland of these animals is considered to be both Asia and Africa. It is possible that after the appearance of giraffes in Central Asia, they quickly spread throughout Europe and ended up in Africa. Now it is difficult to imagine a giraffe anywhere other than the African savannas.
However, the oldest discovered remains of living giraffes are about 1.5 million years old and found in Israel and Africa. Perhaps this is only one species that has survived to this time. Most giraffe species are thought to have died out. Scientists recreate a picture of the past, where, in their opinion, both taller and more massive giraffes existed, and this was not limited to the giraffe family itself, it’s just that subsequently almost all of them died out and only one genus remained.
Actually, the giraffe, as a species, belongs to mammals, the artiodactyl order, the giraffe family.
After the species of giraffes was isolated back in the 18th century, science has developed greatly.
When studying the genetic material of individuals living in different territories, some subspecies were identified:
- Nubian;
- West African;
- Central African;
- Mesh;
- Unandi;
- Masai;
- Angolan;
- Giraffe tornicroyta;
- South African.
All of them differ in the territory they occupy and a little pattern. Scientists argue that subspecies can interbreed - therefore, the subdivision is not of particular importance and exists for dividing habitats. Experts also note that two giraffes with the same color scheme do not exist at all, and the body pattern of spots is, as it were, a passport of the animal.
Appearance and features
Photo: Animal giraffe
Giraffe is the tallest animal in the world, its height reaches seven meters, males are slightly taller than females.
And also the fourth largest of the terrestrial, the maximum weight of giraffes reaches two tons, only the elephant, hippopotamus and rhinoceros have more.
The giraffe is famous for its long neck topped with a disproportionately small head. On the other hand, from below, the neck merges with the sloping body of the giraffe and ends in a long, up to one meter, tail with a tassel. The legs of the giraffe are also very long and occupy a third of the total height. They are thin and graceful, like those of antelopes, only longer.
Surprisingly, despite the huge length of the neck, which averages one and a half meters, giraffes, like all mammals, have only 7 cervical vertebrae. In order to work at such a length, they are elongated in the animal, in addition, the first thoracic vertebra is also elongated. The head of the animal is elongated, miniature and neat. The eyes are rather large and black, framed around by thick dark hard cilia. The nostrils are very prominent and large.
The tongue of giraffes is very long, dark purple, sometimes brown, similar to a round, very flexible tourniquet. Ears erect, small, narrow.
Video: Giraffe
Between the ears there are small horns in the form of two columns covered with leather and wool. Between these two horns, a middle small horn is sometimes seen, and it is more developed in males. Sometimes there are two more horns in the occipital part, they are called posterior or occipital. Such giraffes are called five-horned, and, as a rule, they are all males.
The older the giraffe, the more horns it has. With age, other bone outgrowths on the skull can also form, they can even determine the approximate age of the individual. The cardiovascular system of giraffes is interesting. It is special because the heart has to be able to pump blood to high altitudes. And when lowering the head, so that the pressure does not exceed the norm, the giraffes have vascular clots in the back of the head, which take the whole blow and smooth out the blood pressure drops.
A giraffe's heart weighs over 10 kg. This is the largest heart among mammals. Its diameter is about half a meter, and the muscular walls are six centimeters thick. The coat of giraffes is short and dense. On a more or less light background, brown-red spots of various asymmetrical, irregular, but isometric shapes lie solidly. Newborn giraffes are lighter than adults, darkening with age. Very rare are light adults.
Where does the giraffe live?
Photo: African giraffes
In ancient times, giraffes inhabited the entire African continent, namely its flat surface. Now giraffes inhabit only some parts of the African continent. They can be found in the eastern and southern countries of the continent, for example, Tanzania, Kenya, Botswana, Ethiopia, Zambia, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Namibia. Very few giraffes are found in central Africa, namely in the states of Niger and Chad.
Habitual environment for giraffes is tropical steppes with sparsely growing trees.
Water sources for giraffes are not so important, so they can stay away from rivers, lakes and other bodies of water. The localization of the settlement of giraffes in the territories of Africa is associated with their preference for food. For the most part, their numbers prevail in places with their favorite shrubs.
Giraffes may share territory with other ungulates because they do not share food with them. Giraffes are interested in what grows higher. Therefore, you can observe amazing huge herds of such unusual animals as wildebeest, zebras and giraffes. They can stay in the same territory for quite a long time, each eating its own food. But in the future, they still diverge.
What does a giraffe eat?
Photo: Large giraffe
Giraffes are very long animals, nature itself told them to eat the topmost leaves from trees. In addition, his tongue is also adapted to this: its length is about 50 cm, it is narrow, it easily seeps through sharp thorns and captures juicy greens.
He can wrap his tongue around a tree branch, pull it closer to him and pluck the foliage with his lips.
The most preferred types of plants are:
- Acacia;
- Mimosa;
- Wild apricots.
Giraffes spend almost the entire daylight hours eating. They need to consume up to 30 kg of food per day. Together with the foliage, the necessary amount of moisture enters and giraffes can do without water for weeks. Rarely, however, do they go to the rivers to drink. They have to spread their legs wide, lower their heads and stay in this position for a long time, quenching their thirst for weeks ahead. They can drink up to 40 liters of water at a time.
Giraffes neglect pasture. They can descend to it in the complete absence of their usual food. It is difficult for them to eat grass with their heads down, and they kneel.
Features of character and lifestyle
Photo: Giraffes in Africa
Giraffes are diurnal animals.
Their greatest activity is confined to the early morning and late evening. In the middle of the day it can be extremely hot, and giraffes prefer to rest or settle among the branches of trees, resting their heads on them. All life passes in unhurried consumption of food and a short rest. Giraffes sleep at night, and in fits and starts for several minutes. Experts say that the longest and deepest sleep in animals lasts no more than 20 minutes.
Giraffes move very interestingly: they alternately rearrange their front and hind legs in pairs, as if swaying. At the same time, their neck also sways very strongly. The design looks shaky and ridiculous.
Giraffes can communicate with each other at a frequency of 20 Hz. People do not hear this, but experts studied the structure of the animal's larynx and came to the conclusion that when they exhale, they really make hissing sounds that are heard only by themselves. The life span of individuals in the wild is about 25 years.
However, in captivity, a much greater age of animals was recorded, namely 39years.
Social structure and reproduction
Photo: Baby giraffe
Giraffes are herd animals, but rarely live alone for some time. In one group, usually no more than 10 - 15 individuals are kept. Within the same herd, there are dominant males who are more stately relative to the rest, the rest give way to them. Heads and necks fight for the title of chief, the loser remains in the herd as a minor, never expelled.
The mating season for giraffes occurs during the rainy season, namely in March. If seasonality is not particularly pronounced, then giraffes can mate at any time. Fights between males do not occur at this time, they are very peaceful. Females mate either with the dominant male, or with the first one that comes across.
The male approaches the female from behind and rubs his head against her, laying his neck on her back. After some time, the female either allows sexual contact with her, or rejects the male.
The readiness of the female can be recognized by the smell of her urine.
The gestation period lasts one year and three months, after which one cub is born. During childbirth, the female bends her knees so that the baby does not fall from a height. The height of the newborn is about two meters, and the weight is up to 50 kg. He is immediately ready to assume an upright position and get to know the herd. Each giraffe in the group comes up and sniffs it, getting to know each other.
The lactation period lasts for a year, but the little giraffe begins to taste the leaves from the trees from the second week of life. After the mother finishes feeding the cub with milk, he can still stay near her for several months. Then, over time, it becomes independent. Females can bear offspring once every 2 years, but usually less often. At 3.5 years old, the cubs of the female become sexually mature and can also enter into a relationship with males and give birth to cubs. Males become sexually mature a little later.
Giraffes reach their maximum growth at the age of 5 years.
Natural enemies of giraffes
Photo: Animal giraffe
Giraffes do not have many enemies, after all they are large animals that not every predator can defeat. Here lions, for example, are able to cope with a giraffe, their animal is afraid. In part, giraffes walk with their heads held high and look into the distance in order to see a predator in time and warn the herd about it. Lionesses sneak up on the giraffe from behind and jump on the neck, if they manage to bite through the organs well, then the animal quickly dies.
It can be dangerous to attack a giraffe from the front: they defend themselves with their front hooves and can break the skull of a stubborn predator with one blow.
Baby giraffes are always in the greatest danger. They are defenseless and weak, as well as miniature. This makes them vulnerable to a much larger number of predators than adults. The cubs are hunted by leopards, cheetahs, hyenas.
Having strayed from the herd, the cub will absolutely become the prey of one of them.
Man has become the most dangerous predator for the giraffe. Why didn't people just kill these animals! This is the extraction of meat, skins, tendons, tails with tassels, horns. All this had a unique application. It is worth noting that when killing a giraffe, a person used all its components. Drums were covered with leather, tendons were used for bowstrings and stringed musical instruments, meat was eaten, tassels of tails went to fly swatters, and the tails themselves to bracelets. But then there were people killing giraffes just for fun - this has greatly reduced the number of individuals by now.
Population and species status
Photo: Giraffe
Giraffes have two reasons for their decline:
- Poaching;
- Anthropogenic impact.
If nature protection services are struggling with the first, then you can't get away from the second.
The natural habitats of giraffes are constantly polluted and degraded. Despite the fact that giraffes get along calmly with people, they cannot put up with a polluted environment. The period of life of giraffes is reduced, and the territories in which giraffes can safely exist are also decreasing.
However, they are not listed in the Red Book and have the status of causing the least concern. Although, experts say that one and a half thousand years ago, giraffes inhabited the entire continent, and not just its individual sections. The subspecies identified by scientists are based on the fact that the areas on the continent where giraffes live are clearly demarcated. On the basis of habitats, it was easy to subdivide them.
In the wild, the hardest things to survive are the cubs. Up to 60% of babies die in childhood. This is a very big loss for the herd, because they are always born one at a time. Therefore, the increase in numbers is highly doubtful. The largest number of animals currently live in nature reserves and national parks.
Good conditions and ecology are created for them there. In reserves giraffe can easily reproduce, here he will not be subject to stress from the active life of a person.
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Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) is a large herbivorous mammal from the giraffidae family (Giraffidae).
It is the tallest living animal on Earth. Inhabits the dry and wooded savannahs of Africa south of the Sahara Desert. Local tribes consider it a sacred animal.
Recent genetic studies indicate that there are four different species of giraffe: northern, southern (South African), reticulated and Masai (Kenyan).
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Features
Males reach a height of 4.9-6 m and weigh an average of 1500 kg, with a maximum weight of 2150 kg. Females are usually smaller in size, ranging in height from 4.5 to 5.3 m, weighing an average of 1140 kg, and a maximum of 1780 kg, making them the fourth largest land animal. The giraffe is one of two species that are part of the giraffidae family, while the other is a smaller and rarer species of okapi. There are 9common subspecies.
Fighting giraffes in South Africa
A giraffe's heart is at least 60 cm long, weighs more than 11 kg and beats at a rate of 95 beats per minute, pumping 60 liters of blood per minute when the giraffe is at rest.
The heart is located 2–3 m below the brain. The circulatory system of a giraffe is very precise. It pumps excess blood when the head is low to the ground and prevents the blood from quickly returning to the heart when the neck is suddenly extended and the head is raised.
An adult male giraffe can feed on acacia leaves up to 6 m above the ground. It impresses with its long neck of more than 2.3 m. Its body is covered with reddish-brown spots separated by white stripes. He has large eyes with long and thick eyelashes, and on his head are two small horns covered with skin. It has a well-developed upper lip, and the length of the tongue reaches 40 cm.
Giraffe is an animal that feeds exclusively on plants. He carefully chooses his food, which for the most part consists of leaves and shoots of trees and shrubs, creeping and climbing plants and some herbs. Depending on the season, it also eats flowers, seed pods, and fruits. The giraffe eats about 40-50 kg of food per day, eating from sixteen to twenty hours a day.
Giraffes do everything standing up. Their deep sleep is no more than 10 minutes. When resting, they hold their necks straight up, and when they drink water, they spread their front legs wide to be able to bend down enough. Giraffes satisfy the need for water primarily with food, so they may not drink for several weeks. If a giraffe does drink, it can drink up to 60 liters of water at a time.
Reproduction
The pregnancy of a female giraffe lasts from 450 to 465 days. The female gives birth standing (at birth, a small giraffe falls to the ground from a height of more than two meters!) Only one cub, which after 20 minutes begins to walk and feed on milk. Cubs are born in traditional secluded places. This facilitates the formation of baby groups, which newborns join at the age of one or two weeks. A newborn is about 1.60 m tall and weighs about 60 kg, 20 times less than adults, and is an easy prey for predators, so it hides in the bushes for about a week, and then closely follows its mother in the herd.
