SIDEBAR #27- Arias/Alexander forum

[Tulessa]

I wish they would put the camera back on Mom.

 

[Steely Dan]

I'm thinking the view changed because someone may be in there helping her.

 

[daisymae]

I'm worried. Maybe the vet came? I saw the entire video of Kiko's birth. Damn!

 

[Spellbound]

This delivery has been very different from the first. I can't imagine they deliberately turned the camera away unless there is a problem. Praying this baby will be healthy. rayer:

 

[Steely Dan]

It's possible they don't want the camera on the calf when it falls. They may get all sorts of phone calls in a panic. JMO

 

[geevee]

This is quite distressing.

 

[Steely Dan]

I hope they turn back as soon as the calf is born. lease:

 

[Ruby]

I think they had to help the baby out - maybe a vet had to sedate Autumn?

I hope everything is OK, Walter sure is pacing around.

Will they update the site somehow?

 

[Spellbound]

I couldn't tell for sure if those were front or back feet. Baby should be born front feet first.

When a giraffe baby, called a calf, is born, it comes into the world front feet first, followed by the head, neck, and shoulders. Its entry is like a slow-motion swan dive! Because the umbilical cord is only about 3 feet (1 meter) long, it breaks midway through the birth, allowing the newborn to drop to the ground. The fall and the landing don't hurt the calf, but they do cause it to take a big breath. The calf can stand up and walk after about an hour and within a week, it starts to sample vegetation. Sometimes the mother leaves the calf alone for most of the day. The youngster sits quietly until she returns. -

See more at: http://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/giraffe#sthash.ZNrkEJtw.dpuf

 

[Spellbound]

I think they had to help the baby out - maybe a vet had to sedate Autumn?

I hope everything is OK, Walter sure is pacing around.

Will they update the site somehow?

I would think so. At the zoo site and the FB page for. "Friends of Greenville Zoo "

 

[Ruby]

I thought they were back feet - to me it looked like hind back end was trying to push through?

I am not sure?

I just hope everything is fine - and they will let us know as soon as they can!

Prayers for Autumn and her new baby - raying:

 

[Steely Dan]

 

[geevee]

I thought they were back feet - to me it looked like hind back end was trying to push through?

I am not sure?

I just hope everything is fine - and they will let us know as soon as they can!

Prayers for Autumn and her new baby - raying:

I thought it looked like back feet too.

 

[daisymae]

Walter has an ear infection that doesn't appear to be getting better.

 

[Steely Dan]

This is the news section; http://friendsgreenvillezoo.org/news

Nothing yet.

 

[daisymae]

me too.

 

[Spellbound]

Supposedly , Walter hits his head against his body like that because he has had an ear infection , hard to treat in giraffes but he is getting care for it

 

[Steely Dan]

It must be hard to stand on a step ladder and give ear drops.

 

[daisymae]

I would think the vet was checking Autumn daily to make sure everything was going well.

 

[Kakidoll]

Woke up out of a dead sleep....... now i know why! after trying to get it on phone just wasn't working so out to computer... and sitting here (pacing) with the rest of you. C'mon Autumn.... and please... healthy baby.