Dickerson Park Zoo Giraffe Birth

[Rubberbandballer]

The other giraffe is saying "What the heck did you eat?"

[JesusLoves000]

Disturbing!!!

[dpzoo]

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@LAXandVIOLINGIRL Your comment has not been approved for posting because of inappropriate language.

[XxKobe24isthebestxX]

the zebra is like what in the world!

[albriclemele]

0:42 faceplant!

[fhiNkme]

the mother looks in pain but yes! a new giraffe is here on earth yehey!!

[ejonaa99]

awww did u see how it just fell :( poor calf :'(

[tinkerbell9094]

I just love it!!! The baby is drop on his head nd the crowd goes yaaa!!! lol :P

[deoxysboy123]

och he fell

[579youpoprap]

i love part 1:26 when the animals gather

[shybabebeanie]

y dos it seem tht all animal births r less painful than human births?

[Uberboy07]

lol i think the baby giraffe thinks it's April 1st.

[MRZALVARADO20]

Awwww : )

[ImagineUsFly]

'natural' birth.

[lmntfan3]

what is still on the momma giraffe?

[dpzoo]

@lmntfan3 What you see is part of the after-birth.



[hihi182]

hahaha nosy ass zebra

[Jesicka89]

wow never seen a birth of a giraffe before, awesome!!

[kjones8018]

At 46 its like can i get some privacy plz XD

[orhanlyn]

Is it dead?

[dpzoo]

@orhanlyn As we've noted with other comments, this is a common concern from our viewers of this video as you may see as you read through the other comments. The calf is not dead. It takes awhile for it to stand (which is normal). You'll also see we have a video where the calf is up and running around.

[Danielulloa172]

um 0_0

[fastfoxeddy]

You can see great footage of a giraffe calf being born on zootvseries's youtube channel, pity i cant post a link here! they have her first steps and all, lovely!

[dpzoo]

@FriedHippy Your comment has not been approved because of an inappropriate reference.

[angelhornsforever]

why didnt it move?

[dpzoo]

@angelhornsforever As we've noted with other comments, this is a common concern from our viewers of this video as you may see as you read through the other comments. The calf is not dead. It takes awhile for it to stand (which is normal). You'll also see we have a video where the calf is up and running around.

[dpzoo]

@xXBlueDiamondsXx Your comment has not been approved because of inappropriate language.

[kDOTsProductions]

Hahaha the Zebra.. "Oh..sorry...Am I interrupting?..."

[200smiles]

poor baby

[0912ish]

You can see the calf blinking ifyou look closely,

[marina741]

oww D;

[dpzoo]

@marina741 As we've noted with other comments, this is a common concern from our viewers of this video as you may see as you read through the other comments. The calf is not dead. It takes awhile for it to stand (which is normal). You'll also see we have a video where the calf is up and running around.

[nickierainbow]

When i saw the zebra i was like: ''THAS MEEEH !''

[TheSelenaDougie]

Someone should poke that giraffe with a stick to see if its alive x)

[haleyisamazinggg]

Ummm, ouch. Poor Giraffe.

[MclovinSaucy]

lol the zebra

[MclovinSaucy]

lol the zebra

[alecnovella]

YUM!!!

[PokemonRevoulution]

im sure those families with kids watching had an interesting conversation in the car ride home :)

[dpzoo]

@heartgirl209 Your comment has been removed because of foul language. (dpzoo)

[mrsjfrenz]

Wow it would be tough to give birth in front of such a crowd of people making noise and staring. I was thankful to not see humans rushing in but that the other giraffes were coming around and giving support. Thanks for sharing!

[TheXBoXBOy1416]

It is not dead and the mother will kick the calf to make sure it can stand and repeat this process until it knows it remembers the calf can stand on its own

[iRocPink20]

The begining looked like they were conjoined lol

[sweetcupcake277]

DID ANYONE NOTICE THE ZEBRA

i mean he waas like ( whats the commotion oh a baby cani be the go)dfather

[bam14bryan]

wtf and why was the zebra fricken looking the whole time

[CuteyErin1]

For ppl who dont know its alive...

Calfs take a few minutes to get moving and longer to stand and move so dont worry its fine ^u^

[atakerer]

Lol the zebra! Did the baby live?

[SpyderRyder3600]

Zebra's all like: "Whoa, what'd I miss?"

[syntheticstyling]

LOL @ THE ZEBRA.

[dpzoo]

@ Zanny697899 Your response to @Halvgrimr was removed because of foul language.

[WanonaS]

I love the giraffes at Dickerson Park Zoo. I love to go to the feeding deck and look at them face to face. Is this baby still there? I saw a small one there in the spring of 2010

[Sokkiebaby]

Love how the other animals come to see and welcome the new baby!

[famous1779]

omg

[GoodDay2YouSir]

Did it Died?

[dpzoo]

@GoodDay2YouSir As we've noted with other comments, this is a common concern from our viewers of this video as you may see as you read through the other comments. The calf is not dead. It takes awhile for it to stand (which is normal). You'll also see we have a video where the calf is up and running around.

[dinozrokzeeworld]

@dpzoo no its not 0_o

[dpzoo]

@UltraMankiller - your comment has been removed because of foul language.

[MizzFlint2011]

nosey ass zebra..lol

[KingOfTheClutch]

FLOP

[madmadz4donkeys]

aww the zebra at the end lmao

[TheKingAreMe]

the zebra's like wtf

[mackoyalfonso1]

very nice video!!

[SavannahBieberful]

oh no stilborn

[w29bum]

i love how all the other animals come over to see whats going on. They all seem interested.

[RedSpieInTheBase]

XD u was look at the giraffe in the front the whole time and im like wtf? I dont see any babies popping out XD

[rawrxrawr1324]

i love how the zebra is all omgeee izz a babeh!!!

[PringleTrain]

the giraffe was like 'Okay thanks but...It's just my baby...but yeh you no thanks...' fter everyone clap

[sabrina123878]

it look week and... IS IT DEAD!

[TheLoveableZebra]

What a beautiful baby it is :)

[linabearx]

Haha the zebra is like,

"hmmmm what's this?!"

[Mwahohoho]

birthing seems so easy for it

[IcyAsh]

Even the zebra is curious.

[bharathi8018]

wonderfull success

[VideoGamesKid]

The zebra is like "what's going on here then? "

Hahaha

[doggystarz]

RFOLMAO

[darkness7597]

is it dead?



[dpzoo]

@darkness7597 As we've noted with other comments, this is a common concern from our viewers of this video as you may see as you read through the other comments. The calf is not dead. It takes awhile for it to stand (which is normal). You'll also see we have a video where the calf is up and running around.

[Likeaboss365]

Lol at 0:52 Another giraffe comes to check it out

[b00tyCUTI398]

is it okay is it dead omq that a coool lo0lz

[dpzoo]

@MegaJeffdick Your comment was removed because of foul language.

[KingdomKittens]

Did anyone else notice the thing hanging out of the Mother's butt after the birth?????

[Phantomwillcullen]

@KingdomKittens That would be the afterbirth. Something hanging out would only be a concern if it was a prolapsed uterus, and that doesn't seem to be the case here.

[RoadKill1313]

It must be irritating having a bunch of loud humans watch lol

[Nicole123654]

the zebras like what the heck is going on!?!?

[SPAWN118]

OMG OMG OMG 0_o 

[aiwifey12]

omg i hope the baby didn't die

[dpzoo]

@aiwifey12 As we've noted with other comments, this is a common concern from our viewers of this video as you may see as you read through the other comments. The calf is not dead. It takes awhile for it to stand (which is normal). You'll also see we have a video where the calf is up and running around.

[thelaxgoalie11]

@aiwifey12 why would it dye. thats how theyr always born

[EREX94]

The Zebra in the background is just watching. lol 

[Jackpot807]

Why isnt it moving?

Is it because of the curious Zebra?

[lexxiiasaur]

wait!!! is it dead!!???

[dpzoo]

@lexxiiasaur As we've noted with other comments, this is a common concern from our viewers of this video as you may see as you read through the other comments. The calf is not dead. It takes awhile for it to stand (which is normal). You'll also see we have a video where the calf is up and running around.

[Goopycrunchi681]

lol they just pooped the little fella out!

[cachonok]

curios Zebra ))))

[dbell499]

is it dead

[dpzoo]

@dbell499 As we've noted with other comments, this is a common concern from our viewers of this video as you may see as you read through the other comments. The calf is not dead. It takes awhile for it to stand (which is normal). You'll also see we have a video where the calf is up and running around.

dpzoo 1 week ago

[ForeverLeah1]

@dpzoo ...ok i think its dead...

[dpzoo]

@ForeverLeah1 No, the calf did not die. The video simply ends when the birth process ends. The calf stood after a time and is just fine.

[TheOblivionmaster13]

first thirty minutes into this and i thought it was stuck LMAO!!! XD

[AceOlive]

HI LITTLE O----- KERPLONK AAAAHH MOM U KILLLED ME!

[dpzoo]

@SirDude456 Your comment was removed because of foul language.

[XXXxxxxTERMINATORxxx]

hahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!­!! the mother's eyes were like freeking scared she was like holy crap dis hurts

[DAN5675able]

people who thinks this is digusting stop it this is life its waht makes our world round

[Dragonstarblaze]

awww a zebra

[Dogzz28]

Haha its like family comes to see the new born, then the neighboor zebras

[jameslickms]

i love how the zebra comes to check it out

[DutschiieGirl]

omg it fell!! is it hurt?????

[dpzoo]

@DutschiieGirl As we've noted with other comments, this is a common concern from our viewers of this video as you may see as you read through the other comments. The calf is not dead. It takes awhile for it to stand (which is normal). You'll also see we have a video where the calf is up and running around.

[playerhata97]

the zebra is lik i want som dis action

[taylorrocks81]

eeewww nasty

[razzaboy100]

Wouldn't you think the mom could atleast sit down a little bit

[realghost3]

the zebras like "wtf is that thing" lol

[TheTalkingPengy]

PUSH BABY PUSH!!! LMAO!!

[MW2KontrolFreek]

i am 12 and what is this

[lidyaFACE]

it would be great if the mother could squat or something. i'd hate to be dropped on the head as soon as i come out lol

[happajalapeno]

hahaha, the zebra is all, dude, what'd i miss?

[MrGmodmaster]

jesus must of been a mighty fall huh? then the zebra comes over and is like what the heck?

[princescfabregas]

is it dead?

[dpzoo]

@princescfabregas As we've noted with other comments, this is a common concern from our viewers of this video as you may see as you read through the other comments. The calf is not dead. It takes awhile for it to stand (which is normal). You'll also see we have a video where the calf is up and running around.

[azuramanuel]

LMAO! I thought it was a siamese giraffe xD

[P3T3RJAY]

at the start i thought it was a double headed giraffe

[PringleTrain]

lol the giraffe that gave birth was like what the hell it's just my baby!

[dpzoo]

@bikalthapa745426 This is a common concern from our viewers of this video as you may see as you read through the other comments. The calf is not dead. It takes awhile for it to stand (which is normal). You'll also see we have a video where the calf is up and running around.

[janevolturi100]

the giraffe is like huh guys go away i just gave birth at the end of the vid hah

[ShawnaBaybe]

lolol the other giraffe is watching

[livelovemusic420]

the mom is just like "oh hell no, i just gave birth to a freakin giraffe i am not moving from this spot!"

[darkestnight128]

i love how all the animals gather around to celebrate lol :P

[aloveablebunny]

hahah the other giraffe is like... what the hell is that and why is it coming out of your rearrrr???

[LEXILovezCOOKIEZZ]

was it dead? </3

[dpzoo]

@LEXILovezCOOKIEZZ  This is a common concern from our viewers of this video as you may see as you read through the other comments. The calf is not dead. It takes awhile for it to stand (which is normal). You'll also see we have a video where the calf is up and running around.

[iverson25allen]

LMFAO@ the curious zebra looool

[PrincessADT]

Whats that hanging after the giraffe feel?

[dpzoo]

@PrincessADT I think what you are seeing is the placenta.

[HappyLappyNappy]

@dpzoo what's that?

[dpzoo]

@HappyLappyNappy If you are asking what the "placenta" is, that is part of the afterbirth. It's the source of nutrition for the calf before it is born.

[bem49525]

it didnt move is it dead?

[dpzoo]

@bem49525 This is a common concern from our viewers of this video. The calf is not dead. It takes awhile for it to stand (which is normal). You'll also see we have a video where the calf is up and running around.

[phillyguy95]

nosey zebra has to see whats going on...

[dpzoo]

@ChadaCheeze Your comment was removed because of inappropriate language.

[Fanime456]

poor giraffes fall on their heads when they're born

[bcdrummer]

Zebra had to stop by lol

[parkour0175]

0:25 push mama its ok its alright wat a buetiful baby

[Halvgrimr]

lol the zebra was like what is that.

[yin690]

omg is it alright! it look dead and it did a back flip landign on its necck!

[dpzoo]

@yin690 The calf is not dead. It takes awhile for it to stand (which is normal). You'll also see we have a video where the calf is up and running around.

[BRONCKENSTETTER]

lovely. why not see something falling out of somethings arse!!!

[peterski111]

Hey is the other giraffe a papa or some kind of giraffe midwife?:)))

[dpzoo]

You might call the other giraffe a midwife of sorts. It's another of our adult females - a companion of the mother.

[peterski111]

Hey, is the other giraffe guy a papa? Or some kind of giraffe midwife?:))))

[JM111787]

whoa! that was crazy and cool. I kind of surprised that they would just have their babies out in the open like that. I know that's what they would do in the wild but i thought the might get pampared so by the zoo keepers. What what the baby Giraffe named? was it male or female?

[dpzoo]

Our zookeepers only get involved in the births if there is a problem. Otherwise, it isn't uncommon for the births to happen during the day when guests are in the park. And, this was a female calf named Lexi.

[JM111787]

oh, Cool good to know. i hope she is doing alright

[dpzoo]

freddiemercuryiscool - your comment has been removed because of foul language. (March 10, 2010)

[Faith4ever99]

1st word: Holy 2nd word: CRAP!!!

And it looks dead...Ummmm...

[dpzoo]

The calf is not dead. It takes awhile for it to stand (which is normal). You'll also see we have a video where the calf is up and running around.

[Echan312]

ouch. you can't come back from that(quote from baby mama ROLF)

[mcduck428]

its like... dead

and the zebra's gettin hyped up about it

[marnold3226]

@mcduck428 No, the giraffe calf is not dead. It typically takes a little time for the calf to stand. We have a second video showing the calf up and running.

[MaxC17]

lol zebra wants some drama

[fashlumil]

What kind of giraffe are that they look beutifull more than the giraffe that lives in Africa jaja Please tell me the breed!!

Thanks

[dpzoo]

@fashlumil We have Baringo (also known as Rothschild) giraffes.

[TheWaffleEaters]

I've read that the giraffe calfs fall when at birth but I've never seen it :)

[MsMeri28]

holy crap now thats just hecky nasty... ew.. when the mom is almost done.. the newborn just goes.. bloop.. and falls on the ground... i think that killed it... it didnt move :[[ oh well. idk.. and wat the heck is that red ball thing on the mom giraffe???

[dpzoo]

@MsMeri28 The giraffe calf is not dead - it just takes a while for the calf to stand. There's another video showing the calf up and running. The "red ball" you see is part of the placenta that the mother passes later.

[Saprofilth]

zebra fails

[Amanda2617cp]

is it alive its like not moving

[dpzoo]

@Amanda2617cp The giraffe calf is not dead. It takes a while (sometimes 30 minutes to an hour) for the calf to stand. You'll see another video on our channel that shows the calf up and running. She is just fine!

[Amanda2617cp]

Oh. Thank You.

[ironcolossus4]

wow no mames! imaginate como le kedo el c.u.l.o!!!

[JadenBeautifulPain]

even the Zebra wants to know whats going on!

[rappingpandas123]

is it dead and wats that red spot on the mom

[spikeman23]

wonder if animals wouls scream like women when they reproduce if they had the ability lol, Most act like it's no big deal.

[martynleon]

Most animals are prey, so to yell out is bad because it attracts attention to you and your newborn from predators, plus generally the skull size of a human baby is so much larger than that of any animal relative to the size of the mother, so her cervix has to undergo such a greater amount of brachystasis (the painful part where the cervix contracts and stays open for the baby to pass out) than other animals. :)

[RockinPhyscoPrincess]

Hahaha all the other giraffes are so nosey lol but I bet they are saying Congrats! I wish I could hear animals talk sometimes :)

[eastofakron]

that zebra's nosey!!!