Gracie the Giraffe Found 4 Miles From Texas Ranch After 2 Weeks
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Updated · The Associated Press · Jun 26
Gracie the Giraffe Found 4 Miles From Texas Ranch After 2 Weeks
3 articles · Updated · The Associated Press · Jun 26
Summary
A helicopter search located Gracie on Friday about 4 miles south of her enclosure in Texas Hill Country, ending a two-week search after she wandered off a remote ranch.
Jones said the 3-year-old, roughly 1,200-pound giraffe appeared to be in good shape near a pond, creek and ample vegetation, likely staying in that area for about a week.
Veterinarians were assembling a recovery team to sedate her, cover her eyes and move her first by open-pasture trailer, then by a taller enclosed giraffe trailer because parts of the site are unreachable by car.
Jones said Gracie likely fed in a rocky area, came down on the wrong side of an unfenced gate and kept walking; he now plans to fence the area, which requires drilling posts through rock.