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Grade B21 sourcesHIS-00031

April the Giraffe livestream

Moment · 2017 · Notable

Made by Animal Adventure Park in-house · Source

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April’s birth drew more than 1.2 million simultaneous livestream viewers.

Original · Animal Adventure Park
April the giraffe at Animal Adventure Park in November 2020; photographed by AFoust.
AFoust, CC BY-SA 4.0
Zoo's pregnant giraffe, April, is a live-streaming sensation
Associated Press via KSL
giraffe
TIME
April the giraffe birthing becomes cash cow for tiny zoo in upstate New York
WABC / Associated Press report

Spread Score

How it works
ReachNo data yetContagionNo data yetBreadth70Velocity29Longevity2745

Numbers

Seed to peak
9 weeks
Feb 10 ’17 to Apr 15 ’17
Platforms
6
Started on YouTube
Origin
Seeded
Entertainment

Mechanics

  • Daily ritual
  • Response chain
  • Mystery & lore
  • Controversy
  • Platform jump
  • Press loopPrimary

How it spread

Trace the origin

Animal Adventure Park livestreamed April’s pregnancy. A YouTube suspension drew press and Facebook shares; fans made parodies. YouTube reported its largest viewing day at the birth. Sponsorship, merchandise and paid naming votes brought income.

Google searchesNov ’16Jan ’17MarAprMayJulDecJul ’18DecPeakFacebookYouTubePressXOpen webTV
FacebookYouTubePressXOpen webTV

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Timeline (16)

  1. December 2016

    Animal Adventure Park precursor · Dec 2016

    Animal Adventure Park began posting updates about April’s pregnancy.[1]

    Open the first post ↗

  2. February 2017

    Animal Adventure Park seed · Feb 10 ’17

    Animal Adventure Park began livestreaming April’s pregnancy from her barn.[2][6][15]

  3. CBS News press · Feb 23 ’17

    CBS News covered YouTube’s removal and restoration of the feed as Patch reported a media blitz.[3][4][16]

Changelogupdated Oct 12 ’26
  1. 2026-10-12Added: 16 events, 20 sources · Score 43
Origin
Seeded
Sector
Entertainment
Region
US
Reported figure
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Evidence
Grade B

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Google searchesNov ’16Jan ’17MarAprMayJulDecJul ’18DecPeakFacebookYouTubePressXOpen webTV
FacebookYouTubePressXOpen webTV

13 more events on this chart

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  1. December 2016

    Animal Adventure Park precursor · Dec 2016

    Animal Adventure Park began posting updates about April’s pregnancy.[1]

    Open the first post ↗

  2. February 2017

    Animal Adventure Park seed · Feb 10 ’17

    Animal Adventure Park began livestreaming April’s pregnancy from her barn.[2][6][15]

  3. CBS News press · Feb 23 ’17

    CBS News covered YouTube’s removal and restoration of the feed as Patch reported a media blitz.[3][4][16]

  1. owner response · Feb 24 ’17

  2. platform jump · Feb 24 ’17

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