Giraffe birth livestream back up after briefly flagged by YouTube for sexual content

Mother giraffe to give birth any minute

(Image via YouTube/Animal Adventure Park)

A livestream of a mother giraffe preparing to give birth is back online after it was abruptly removed Thursday morning by YouTube for “nudity and sexual content.”

Animal Adventure Park in New York is live streaming the birth, but zoo officials said it was flagged on YouTube by a handful of extremists and animal rights activists that possibly did not agree with the park's decision to show the birth live.

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Thousands of people have been watching the live stream of the 15-year-old female giraffe, named April.

It was posted on Feb. 10, and the zoo said she’s expected to deliver her calf any day.

Zoo officials said newborn giraffe calves are about six feet tall at birth and can weigh around 150 pounds.

You can watch the livestream below via YouTube/Animal Adventure Park: 


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