Holly Willoughby calls April the giraffe a 'cougar' on This Morning as birth IMMINENT
HOLLY Willoughby called April the giraffe a 'cougar' on This Morning as the world waits for the imminent birth of the famous giraffe’s baby.
Holly and Phil go live to mum-to-be April the giraffe
The live stream of the pregnant giraffe, from an upstate New York zoo, was shown on ITV's This Morning earlier after going viral online.
Holly Willoughby called April the Giraffe a ‘cougar’ because she is ten years older than her mate Oliver, who lives in the pen next door.
Holly said: “She is a cougar. She is 15 years old and the father is five years old. Scandalous, scandalous!”
The This Morning host expressed sympathy for the giraffe, adding: “She has been pregnant for 465 days, imagine that ladies.”
April the Giraffe stars on ITV’s This Morning as birth IMMINENT
Phillip Schofield told viewers: “She’s in labour with the birth of her calf imminent. It should be about 6ft tall when it’s born.”
He said that more than 40 million people have tuned into live stream since it was first broadcast by the Animal Adventure Park in Harpursville, upstate New York.
Phillip also mentioned that the live stream was temporarily taken down off YouTube after animal activists complained that it was sexually explicit.
“Some people complain about anything,” he said, adding that the show will keep viewers updated on April’s pregnancy.
“Obviously, if anything happens will cross live to giraffe camp.”