BUFFALO, N.Y. -- If you've checked in for a few minutes or spent hours watching the giraffe cam, hoping to witness the moment April at the Animal Adventure Park gives birth, you can divert your eyes without worry.
"Everybody's expecting that giraffe just to give birth at any second, and we know from our experience here too, there's a very big range for the giraffe's actual due time," said Vicki Hodge, a giraffe keeper at the Buffalo Zoo.
While Hodge says you can't really pinpoint which day a pregnant giraffe will deliver, she says you'll be able to see when April's ready.
"They get that like where they're you know, bearing down type of look. Their ears will go down, they pace in a different sort of way. You see them get a little anxious in different types of ways too," said Hodge, "Usually, once you see their water break or you see the emergence of the first foot, tip of a hoof, then it will go pretty fast from there."
If you see April laying down, Hodge says she's probably not in labor, because giraffe's stand up to give birth. She says they walk around and even eat while having contractions.
"You can actually see the feet, on a contraction will pop out a little bit further. Once you see the face and the head, usually it'll go pretty fast after that."
"In some cases, giraffes enter the world with almost a seven foot fall, cause they'll fall out of the mom, and then that helps actually the birthing process quite a bit, because it helps break open the amniotic sac," said Jarod Miller, a zoologist and TV host.
Miller has been introducing animals to the world through a camera lens for years, and says the interest surrounding April has made her an ambassador for the animal kingdom.
"What's exciting about it is it not only creates a greater awareness for wildlife in general, but really kind of builds that connection between human beings and animals like no other," he said. "We live in modern times where there's so many things preventing us from being near wildlife so it's nice that modern technology is providing us the opportunity to be up close and personal with something so unique as a giraffe being born."