April the giraffe is pregnant again

NEW YORK - April the Giraffe is pregnant again, Animal Adventure Park has announced.

The owner of the New York park, Jordan Patch, announced the news Wednesday morning saying April is several months into her pregnancy.   Giraffe caretakers had collected samples and sent them to a lab for progesterone testing and the test came back positive. 

April is due sometime in Spring 2019.   April made internet fame in 2017 when the people all over the world watched and waited for months for her to give birth to baby "Taj," on the park's live stream, with more than a million viewers tuning in to watch the actual birth.

The park said fans of April will get to follow her pregnancy journey once again on social media. 

Patch says he hopes to continue to increase awareness of the threats giraffes are facing as they're listed as "vulnerable to extinction."  

"April’s prior pregnancy facilitated an immeasurable amount of education and appreciation for giraffes," Patch said. "We’re very proud of our captive management and propagation program and eager to continue doing all we can to help bring this species awareness and tangible results towards conservation.”

This will be April's fifth calf.