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Giraffe lifts toddler out of a pickup truck at Texas wildlife center (www.nbcnews.com)
submitted 6 months ago by oleorun to c/weirdnews
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The strangest part of the story is that no one is getting sued over the incident. Park is making a small policy change and that's it.

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[–] [email protected] 34 points 6 months ago (2 children)

It was an accident and the giraffe didn’t mean to. It was just one of them things that happened," Toten said.

"We're not mad at the giraffe. We’re not mad at the park," he added. 

That's a remarkably sensible reaction for someone stupid enough to sit in the back of an open truck when surrounded by 5m tall, 2 ton wild, hungry animals.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

What's the giraffe going to do, kick me? Either I pet a giraffe or I get a hoof in the face and die instantly, that's a win/win.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Because their kids were riding in the bed of their pickup. That's not safe under any circumstances, much less near zoo animals.

The zoo will not allow it anymore, but they shouldn't have allowed it to begin with.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 months ago

Sounds like an opportunity for Greg Abbot to step in and force the park to allow it.