April, a giraffe who became an Internet ...

    April, a giraffe who became an Internet star after her pregnancy（怀孕）was broadcast online, has finally given birth, ending months of excitement for her audience.

The live broadcast from Animal Adventure Park in Harpursville, the State of New York, began during the winter. 1. drew nearly five million viewers a day at its peak.Some viewers kept checking back, even after the period 2. April was expected to give birth had gone. Others became frustrated, questioning 3. she was really pregnant.

Finally, 4. April was pacing in her pen（畜栏）on April 15, two hooves（蹄）began to appear. After a few hours, a newly-born giraffe was lying on the floor, 5. (look) around confusedly. The calf（幼崽）tried to stand a few times but 6. not. An hour later, it was 7. its feet, walking around carefully. A spokesman for the animal park said the calf was a boy. “After months of pregnancy, both mom and calf are doing fine,” said Jordan, the owner of Animal Adventure Park.

People in Harpursville now hope the attention that April 8. (draw) will translate into an economic development for the area. Harpursville was once a manufacturing base, but it has struggled financially in recent years.

Fortunately, there are already signs 9. April’s fame is breathing new life into the area. Dozens of families recently arrived at the animal park after hours of driving, only 10. (find) it closed for the winter. A nearly hotel has booked more than 100 reservations for a package that includes admission to the park when it reopens in May.