However, it was nowhere close to the most-viewed live-streaming event in YouTube's history: That's the Red Bull Stratos space jump by skydiver Felix Baumgartner in October 2012, which more than 8 million people watched live concurrently on YouTube.
The new footage was a reward for those who'd been tuning in to watch April give birth since mid-February, when her due date was and when the livestream started.
After a few days of "nursing like a champ", April's calf is up almost an entire pound and a half, Animal Adventure Park, the upstate NY zoo where the little guy was born, said.
"She did have a minor misstep this afternoon that lead her to favor her one leg; but that has already improved", the zoo said.
The park's veterinarian is aware of the issue, and the park said the injury is not unheard of in long-legged animals.
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April teased her millions of global adorers for weeks, showing signs of near-but-not-quite labor and otherwise enchanting her audience with cute right-at-the-camera gazes and tongue flicks, snack noshing and nuzzling with her much younger but handsome 5-year-old beau.
"We appreciate concern, but the bogging down of email serves and other platforms is the exact reason the giraffe cam will need be pulled".
The Associated Press reported that the YouTube livestream had 232 million live views.
April and the baby will be introduced to the public when the park opens for the season next month. Votes are $1 each, with a minimum of five votes. The upstate NY zoo plans to hold a contest to name him. You can head to AprilTheGiraffe.com, and your $1 donation will go to support giraffe conservation efforts, as well as children suffering from illnesses in the area.
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