April the Giraffe shows every sign she’ll soon deliver her calf. Her fans watch for the good news on YouTube.

“April is eating, eating, eating, and eating,” says Jordan Patch. He owns Animal Adventure Park in Harpursville, New York, where April lives. “It’s just a matter of when.”

Here are the signs April is almost ready. She holds her tail to the side. Her body makes milk for the coming baby giraffe. She lifts her legs and moves her weight back and forth. And you can spot the calf moving in her belly. April has been waiting to have a baby for a long time. Giraffes are pregnant for 15 months!

Mr. Patch announced on March 6 the baby would come soon.  Since then, tens of thousands of fans have been tuned into April's livestream. It’s just like what happened in 2017. That year, April drew more than 232 million YouTube live views during the seven weeks before the birth of Tajiri. Tajiri was April’s fifth calf.

But Mr. Patch doesn’t think people will get to watch that long this time. He thinks April will have her baby before April!

When he started livestreaming April’s pregnancy in 2017, Mr. Patch expected only locals to watch. But now people all over the world are learning about giraffes from the zoo’s videos. He says that at any moment, 50,000 to 60,000 people are watching the livestream and discussing giraffes. He hopes watching April will teach people that giraffes are in danger. Giraffe numbers in Africa have dropped by 40 percent over the last 30 years. Fewer than 100,000 exist today.

Female giraffes like April measure up to 17 feet tall. They weigh between 1,540 and 2,600 pounds. You can guess why. They have eight-foot necks that can weigh almost 500 pounds! April’s baby will be plenty tall at birth too—probably around six feet!

April the giraffe and her offspring Tajiri in their enclosure in Harpursville, New York (Animal Adventure Park via AP, File)