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Is April the giraffe still pregnant?

USA TODAY

Yes.

April the giraffe, are you ever going to give birth?

She is.

We are all beginning to wonder if this is a well-planned April Fools Day joke. If so, way to play the long game, Animal Adventure Park.

On Facebook, Animal Adventure Park promised birth is imminent: "The staff have been onsite with April all morning, Dr Tim was called and onsite within minutes," the post read. "All observations, behavior, and predictions suggest a calf today, tonight - we would be shocked to get through the weekend without our newest addition."

But in all seriousness, giraffes keep their pregnancies low profile, instinctively hiding signs of labor from predators who might harm their newborns.

Here are the biggest indicators that birth is imminent:

Water breaking: Look for discharge, which can be “anywhere from a slow trickle to a flow of mucus,” NBC 12 News reported.

Contractions: Stomach movement should come from the calf jostling inside, and the mother will straighten her neck and show movement in her hips, according to the station.

Visible hooves: This is the big sign in giraffe labor, as Kunter of the Denver Zoo told CBS 4. The calf should come out with its front feet and nose first. If it comes out backwards (back feet first), that’s a bad sign, she said.

You can watch for the signs here. And if you see anything, text us.

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