April the Giraffe update

The name is Tajiri which means hope and confidence in Swahili.
Evidently there will be a live cam on Tuesdays from 4-8 Pacific time.
If anyone knows more or differently please post.

Still get a kick out looking at them.

That wasn’t one of the top ten choices. How did that happen?

Did they pull a Boaty McBoatface situation and pull a fast one going against the voters?

ETA: Just read this: “Instead, those who paid $1 a vote to name the livestream internet sensation went the other way, giving the power to name the calf back to one of the people who works with it on a daily basis. The winning vote in the naming contest was announced Monday to be “Alyssa’s Choice,” meaning head giraffe keeper Alyssa Swilley got to name the calf.”

The vote was for Allyssa to choose. I did not follow any of the naming stuff do not even know the top
10 choices.

Many, many people who followed the pregnancy and birth via YouTube were fascinated by the relationship between Alyssa and April. Alyssa used to kiss Aoril’s belly and the giraffe really bonded to her. The viewers promoted the idea of letting her name the calf during live chats. I think it was a cute thing to do.

She streamed tonight.
I am just now watching.

Tue 4-8 pm Eastern. :frowning: Just missed them!

Yes, but the new feed is still there to watch --Oliver and baby were having a love fest.

Baby tiger webcam http://mnzoo.org/tigercub2017/

The Amur tiger is very endangered with roughly 500 remaining in the wild. This breeding was done according to conservation standards.

Kitty cam!!! I am doomed. :slight_smile: Baby tigress is aoooo adorable.

Had to laugh at this:

Thanks for posting this!!!

The Tiger Cam is filled with action, LOL! Just like my house cats, tiger mom and her adorable daughter are sleeping a lot! But I love to look at sleeping cats. So peaceful and calming. :slight_smile:

I must confess my heart stopped briefly when the mom picked up the cub and moved it to a different location. How could those big teeth be so gentle? Lots of tongue baths too.

Cats are cats… :slight_smile: