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Internet Sensation April The Giraffe Going On Birth Control, Having No More Babies

April's two livestreamed births and the park's "giraffe cam" videos of April have, together, been viewed hundreds of millions of times. She has retired from the breeding program.

What's tall, spotted and on the pill? April the giraffe.

An official from Animal Adventure Park in Harpursville, N.Y., that April the giraffe, Internet stardom, will start contraceptives on Friday and no longer be part of the park's breeding program. The 17-year-old mother of five will now enter senior care.

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