at the privately owned zoo in Harpursville, a village about 130 miles northwest of New York City. The giraffe cam became the second most-watched livestream in YouTube history, at least at the time, with more than 232 million views and 7.6 billion 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.
“April's impact on animal conservation and appreciation is both immeasurable and lasting,” Patch said Friday. April had another calf, Azizi, in March 2019, with more than 300,000 people watching live on YouTube. HeAnimal Adventure Park said she was put on contraceptives to retire from the breeding program following his birth.
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How sad, and how beautiful she was. Always a precious memory to me.
Loved April 20 years old sure will miss her 😭
OMG SADDEST NEWS I SEEN ALL WEEK 😢 NO RIP WHY APRIL LOVED HER WATCHED THAT LIVE STREAM WITH MA KIDS EVERY DAY THUS IS REALLY GONNA UPSET MA SON HE FOUND OUT HE CANT GO ON THE VOICE N MEET ARIHANNA HES REALLY TAKIN IT HARD
So sad. We fed her and the baby carrots. It’s a lovely zoo.
This makes me so sad. Rest In Peace, April, and thank you. 😢🙏🏻🦒
We all watched her, couldn’t get enough of her. So sad. R I P APRIL
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April you touched so many!!! You will be missed!! RIP
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So sad.
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RIP....
RIP April
Many children who are learning of this news must be sad as well.
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So sad 😞
So sad 💔
So sad
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