( CNN ) Anyone who has given birth -- or been an observer of the event -- knows how arduous it can be . But to do it live on the Internet ? With two hooves sticking out for several minutes in the midst of labor ? Luckily , Katie -- a giraffe at the Dallas Zoo -- is a champ . In an hour-long labor captured by 10 cameras and streamed live by Animal Planet , Katie gave birth to a not-so-little baby ( about 6 feet tall ) early Friday evening . There was no immediate word on the newborn 's gender or condition . But there were good signs , as seen on the live stream and Dallas Zoo 's Twitter feed -- like its ears moving , its efforts to stand , and its nursing ( or at least trying to nurse ) from mom . `` We 're so proud , '' the zoo tweeted . The newcomer 's debut was a long time coming , especially when you count for Katie 's 15-month gestation period -- average for a giraffe , according to Animal Planet . The baby joins a sister , 4-year-old calf Jamie . It was n't immediately known how many people online saw Katie go into labor and give birth . But the giraffe definitely did have watchers in the form of fellow giraffes who saw the scene unfold from an abutting barn , one of them being Katie 's BFF Jade . The fact that the spunky Katie held up so well under the spotlight is n't a total shocker . The zoo describes her as the `` diva '' among a herd of 12 giraffes at the zoo who loves to `` toss her head around '' when she does n't like something . As Animal Planet noted , `` She 's one of the only giraffes at the Dallas Zoo who can stick her long tongue out on cue . '' CNN 's Justin Lear contributed to this report .
Animal Planet captures about the baby 's birth and delivery . The new baby wiggles its ears , cries , tries to hide from its mom .