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Maternal Instincts Were Strong When April the Giraffe Got a Special Visitor

<div><p>It felt like we waited forever for April the Giraffe to give birth. It was so long that we were <a href="https://www.shared.com/is-april-the-giraffe-even-pregnant/">wondering if she was even pregnant at all</a>. </p><p>While we were waiting for the giraffe calf, one pregnant mom decided to have a little fun with it. </p><p>In the final days of her pregnancy Erin Dietrich put on a giraffe mask and <a href="https://www.shared.com/woman-gives-birth-on-facebook-to-prove-a-hilarious-point/">created her own live feed</a> and it went viral!</p><p>The 2 giraffe moms met up with their new babies, just days after April gave birth to her 129 pound baby boy. </p><p></p><div><amp-facebook data-href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10100191924448988&amp;set=a.586254753938.2075362.32703431&amp;type=3&amp;theater" layout="responsive" height="600" width="640"></amp-facebook></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p>Erin gave birth to Porter Lane on March 8 just days after making her parody video that made her an internet sensation. </p><div><figure><a href="http://www.scarymommy.com/giraffe-mom-gives-birth/" target="_blank"><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/mom2.jpg" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></a><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite><a href="http://www.scarymommy.com/giraffe-mom-gives-birth/" target="_blank">Scary Mommy</a></cite></figcaption></figure></div><p>Weighing in at 8 pounds 2 ounces, the mother-of-four sported the giraffe mask once again while breastfeeding her son in the hospital. </p><p></p><p>Seeing these 2 moms together is so wonderful. I bet Erin would have understood April's protective instinct when she <a href="https://www.shared.com/vet-got-too-close-to-april-the-giraffes-baby-learns-a-painful-lesson/" target="_blank">kicked a vet</a> who got to close to her newborn boy. </p><p></p><div><amp-facebook data-href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10100191587748738&amp;set=a.586254753938.2075362.32703431&amp;type=3&amp;theater" layout="responsive" height="600" width="640"></amp-facebook></div><p></p></div>

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