Escaped Giraffe Proving Difficult To Find In Texas Hill Country
(Leakey, TX) — A missing giraffe is proving harder to find than you may think. An escaped giraffe named Gracie has been on the loose in the Texas Hill Country for nearly two weeks. Online rumors circulated earlier this week that she’d been spotted, but turned out not to be true. Gracie got away from Cedar Hollow Ranch near Leakey and has made herself scarce among the area’s sparse population and huge ranches. Searchers can’t go onto private land without permission. Unlike most giraffes, Gracie has rounded ears as a result of a frostbite injury. So if you see a giraffe with pointed ears, that’s not her. The owner is offering a five-thousand-dollar reward for Gracie’s safe return.
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