NEW YORK — UPDATE, 9:42 a.m. EST:
A live stream video was made active again on YouTube before the birth of April the giraffe's calf.
"Upset Youtube has suspended the LIVE FEED for nudity & sexual content? LET THEM KNOW," Animal Adventure Park wrote on Facebook. "You can thank Animal Rights Extremists for this issue."
UPDATE, 8:02 a.m. EST: Officials from Animal Adventure Park took to Facebook Live to address YouTube's removal of the April the giraffe live stream.
UPDATE 7:37 a.m. EST: The live stream of April the giraffe was removed from YouTube early Thursday.
The park said it will address the issue at 8 a.m. EST on Facebook Live. We will provide the stream when it is available.
ORIGINAL STORY: The impending birth of a baby giraffe has the internet waiting with bated breath.
April the giraffe is getting ready to welcome a calf with her mate, Oliver, at Animal Adventure Park in Harpursville, New York.
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Animal Adventure Park has a webcam in April's quarters, capturing all the moments leading up to the birth.
April is 15 years old, and this will be her fourth calf. Oliver is 5 years old, and this is his first calf.
For more information, visit Animal Adventure Park's YouTube stream.