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Here's everything you missed while you were watching April the giraffe's live stream

Posted 9:31 PM, Mar 08, 2017
and last updated 4:19 AM, Mar 09, 2017

A lot of things have changed in the last two weeks, but there’s one constant — April the giraffe is still pregnant.

The Animal Adventure Park in Binghampton, New York began a constant live stream of the 15-year-old giraffe on Feb. 22, promising that she could give birth at any moment. But nearly 336 hours later, April still has yet to give birth to her baby.

Here’s a short list of everything April’s baby has missed since Adventure Park started its live stream.

-NASA announced it discovered 7 Earth-like planets
- April’s live stream was taken down for nudity and sexual content
-Thousands were evacuated from floods in northern California
-The Trump administration rescinded transgender bathroom guidelines
-Democratic National Committee elected Tom Perez as new chairman
-Actor Bill Paxton died
-Dozens were injured in a car accident at Mardi Gras in New Orleans
-In perhaps the strangest moment in Oscars history, Moonlight was named best picture

-SpaceX announced it will send two civilians to space
-President Trump made his first address to Congress
-A baby giraffe was born at the Denver Zoo
-Tornadoes killed three people in the Midwest

-All 30 MLB teams reported to Spring Training and began playing games

-Attorney General Jeff Sessions said he would recuse himself from federal investigations into 2016 election
- A mass grave full of children was found in Ireland

-NBA player Russell Westbrook scored 278 points (40 ppg) for the Oklahoma City Thunder
- President Trump accused President Obama of tapping his phones without proof
- A pregnant woman posted video impersonating April. Her video has been viewed 300 million times

-President Trump signed new travel ban from six Muslim-majority nations.

-NBA player Andrew Bogut signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers and broke his leg, ending his season
-Republicans finally revealed a replacement plan for Obamacare

-A giraffe died at a North Carolina Zoo

April has been pregnant for 15 months, and has been in labor throughout the live stream, though the Adventure Park says that her “active labor” phase will last only about 30 minutes. Her new baby with be her fourth calf.

April’s baby is expected to weigh 150 pounds and stand 6-feet tall.

Alex Hider is a writer for the E.W. Scripps National Desk. Follow him on Twitter @alexhider.