April the Giraffe, YouTube sensation, dies at age 20
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April the Giraffe, a live stream sensation, died Friday at age 20. Photo courtesy of Animal Adventure Park/Facebook
April 3 (UPI) April the Giraffe, a YouTube sensation whose live-streamed births attracted millions of viewers, has died at age 20, a zoo in New York announced.
The veterinary team at Animal Adventure Park said in a Facebook post they made every possible effort to keep her comfortable and prolong her life, but her arthritis had worsened to the point that euthanasia was the humane action.
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She died Friday.
At age 20, April was in her golden years, and had surpassed the average life expectancy of 10 years to 15 years in the wild, the statement from the Harpursville, N.Y., facility, which was April s home for nearly six years, said.
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