article_snippet.sent: Luckily, Katie -- a giraffe at the Dallas Zoo -- is a champ.
article_snippet.sent: In an hour-long labor captured by 10 cameras and streamed live by Animal Planet, Katie -- a giraffe at the Dallas Zoo -- gave birth to a not-so-little baby (about 6 feet tall) early Friday evening.
article_snippet.sent: The newcomer's debut was a long time coming, especially when you count for Katie -- a giraffe at the Dallas Zoo --'s 15-month gestation period -- average for a giraffe, according to Animal Planet.
article_snippet.sent: a not-so-little baby (about 6 feet tall) wasn't immediately known how many people online saw Katie -- a giraffe at the Dallas Zoo -- go into labor and give birth.
article_snippet.sent: But a giraffe definitely did have watchers in the form of fellow giraffes who saw the scene unfold from an abutting barn, one of fellow giraffes being Katie's BFF Jade.
article_snippet.sent: The fact that the spunky Katie -- a giraffe at the Dallas Zoo -- held up so well under the spotlight isn't a total shocker.  
article_snippet.sent: the Dallas Zoo describes Katie -- a giraffe at the Dallas Zoo -- as the "diva" among a herd of 12 giraffes at the zoo who loves to "toss Katie -- a giraffe at the Dallas Zoo -- head around" when Katie -- a giraffe at the Dallas Zoo -- doesn't like something.
article_snippet.sent: As Animal Planet noted, "Katie -- a giraffe at the Dallas Zoo --'s one of the only giraffes at the Dallas Zoo who can stick Katie -- a giraffe at the Dallas Zoo -- long tongue out on cue.
highlights_snippet.sent: Animal Planet captures Katie the giraffe's labor and delivery .
  