Shocking moment a giraffe lifts a toddler out of a truck

Video shows the moment a giraffe lifted a girl out of her family's vehicle at a wildlife center in Texas. ABC News' Rhiannon Ally has the parents’ reaction.
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  • @jrrarglblarg9241
    @jrrarglblarg9241Ай бұрын

    Giraffe was confused and thought the mom was offering the child to the giraffe.

  • @user-littlewhitedove.1306

    @user-littlewhitedove.1306

    Ай бұрын

    She pretty much did ..mom was like here, do you like little hands and fingers?😢

  • @jessicamarie8299

    @jessicamarie8299

    24 күн бұрын

    That giraffe was like this is my baby now 😂

  • @themirrorsofmymind
    @themirrorsofmymindАй бұрын

    A spokesperson for the Giraffe explained its reasoning at the time of the incident... _"Aw, so cute. Gimmie a kiss."_

  • @rajmathew6220
    @rajmathew6220Ай бұрын

    Next time they'll think dressing the toddler up as a banana, and sitting on a prop that looks like a bowl of food, are bright ideas

  • @RalphieMaysGhost
    @RalphieMaysGhostАй бұрын

    We need sensible giraffe control laws.

  • @user-vg7hb9mz2n
    @user-vg7hb9mz2nАй бұрын

    Why in the heck would you have a toddler in the bed of a pickup truck? Parents had no sense at all! And why was this even allowed?

  • @LeafsAndCars

    @LeafsAndCars

    Ай бұрын

    THANKS! I thought I was the only poster who was PISSED about this! It's NOT cute or even REMOTELY FUNNY! Those "parents" put their child at risk for a FREAKING photo-op!! And they don't think they did anything wrong! WOW!!

  • @stevegoodson9022

    @stevegoodson9022

    Ай бұрын

    At the end of the video they mention that the park is banning people from riding in the back of trucks, which you would hope someone would have thought of before it was demonstrated by our long-necked buddy to be a bad idea.

  • @joemadden4160
    @joemadden4160Ай бұрын

    Good to see the family took it in stride👍🏼 And their daughter has something to tell her friends😊

  • @kevint1911
    @kevint1911Ай бұрын

    Kudos to this family for taking this incident for what it was and not blowing the thing out of proportion. Nobody got hurt, they laughed about it, gave the kid a giraffe toy and plan to return. Too many people would try to capitalize on this kind of thing and claim PTSD and a cash pay out.

  • @Selkie7

    @Selkie7

    Ай бұрын

    Who are you to say whether someone gets PTSD or not. Please stop belittling people's trauma

  • @kevint1911

    @kevint1911

    Ай бұрын

    I didn’t belittle anyone’s trauma. Get over yourself.

  • @TuthRooka66
    @TuthRooka66Ай бұрын

    I think my head just exploded!

  • @emmipitre1501
    @emmipitre1501Ай бұрын

    What were they doing in the back of a truck with wildlife ?! What did they expect?

  • @Selkie7

    @Selkie7

    Ай бұрын

    Ikr good thing they weren't on a lion watching safari

  • @jeremyx3758
    @jeremyx3758Ай бұрын

    Thank GOD that this didn't end on tragedy 😮

  • @grantchang81976
    @grantchang81976Ай бұрын

    the baby probably had babyfood spilled on the shirt.

  • @NickyM1964
    @NickyM1964Ай бұрын

    Not for nothing, but is this Mom 18 years old??

  • @ArizonaSquatch

    @ArizonaSquatch

    Ай бұрын

    Lol i think the toddler is older

  • @johnrodgers2018
    @johnrodgers2018Ай бұрын

    well done to the parents for not trying to sue and see the funny side.

  • @peculiarlittleman5303
    @peculiarlittleman5303Ай бұрын

    Nice people. The people who have them in their lives are fortunate.

  • @johanjacobs9240
    @johanjacobs9240Ай бұрын

    Wild animals or animals in a enclosure can be very unpredictable. Best is not to take any changes with them at all.

  • @recabitejehonadab2654
    @recabitejehonadab2654Ай бұрын

    Giraffe was just playing.

  • @drumtwo4seven
    @drumtwo4sevenАй бұрын

    CHILD ENDANGERMENT

  • @noemisamson8321
    @noemisamson8321Ай бұрын

    Daaaaannng that tiktok video looked like the giraffe bit her arm off

  • @Thunder_Dome45
    @Thunder_Dome45Ай бұрын

    What it was was, you know how parents throw their kids up in the air and catch them if they can, well that's what the giraffe was trying to mimic. It did a pretty good job if you ask me.

  • @KeltieTX
    @KeltieTXАй бұрын

    Stupid people. They should not have been in the bed of the pickup truck. Most safari parks have that rule.

  • @mixalhsstonopoulous1657
    @mixalhsstonopoulous1657Ай бұрын

    It’s Texas.

  • @ArizonaSquatch
    @ArizonaSquatchАй бұрын

    Blame the parents. You don't ride through a wild animal park with your sunroof open.

  • @robertveith6383

    @robertveith6383

    Ай бұрын

    It was the bed of a truck.

  • @Thunder_Dome45

    @Thunder_Dome45

    Ай бұрын

    I would

  • @shanyamclaughlin8083

    @shanyamclaughlin8083

    Ай бұрын

    Same people that would jump in a gorilla enclosure. Do not expect logic from them. Same very people that get injured than blame the gorilla for being a gorilla. RIP Harambe.

  • @erich84502a
    @erich84502a21 күн бұрын

    They're strong

  • @kevinweatherly9000
    @kevinweatherly9000Ай бұрын

    This is extremely aggravating trying to watch the actual effing footage and they only play it for 0.4 seconds at a time.

  • @Selkie7

    @Selkie7

    Ай бұрын

    Welcome to the news

  • @trevorgordier3938
    @trevorgordier3938Ай бұрын

    What a moment … the giraffe did nothing kid wasn’t hurt … she has a great story for when she gets older and the video for it too … giraffe did nothing wrong neither did the parents … now the place is overacting about it just like people do about everything nowadays … it’s just a good laugh that’s all

  • @anthonymcdevitt9223
    @anthonymcdevitt9223Ай бұрын

    Here today gone tomorrow

  • @naomilives414
    @naomilives41413 күн бұрын

    I don’t feel bad for these people. Why would you do that? There are rules. What if the giraffe had taken the baby away?

  • @MoneyMan28
    @MoneyMan28Ай бұрын

    Teen mom dating father

  • @twentypandora96
    @twentypandora96Ай бұрын

    Its sad to hear that they had to put the giraffe down after this incident.

  • @sathingupta9443

    @sathingupta9443

    Ай бұрын

    They did?

  • @bretthaines2676

    @bretthaines2676

    Ай бұрын

    Source: Trust me bro. 🤡

  • @anateator486

    @anateator486

    Ай бұрын

    No where in this report does it say that! They did not put him down. they distinctively said they will no longer allow passengers in the back!

  • @Thunder_Dome45

    @Thunder_Dome45

    Ай бұрын

    LOL, what you did there, I saw it.

  • @Selkie7

    @Selkie7

    Ай бұрын

    I don't think so but nice try troll 😂

  • @juangonzalez4376
    @juangonzalez4376Ай бұрын

    Only InTEXAs

  • @Selkie7

    @Selkie7

    Ай бұрын

    Or any African Safari full of tourists ....

  • @truthdetector4036
    @truthdetector4036Ай бұрын

    why are the parents smiling about it if it was scary? the toddler barely went up that far in the air?

  • @Selkie7

    @Selkie7

    Ай бұрын

    Because people get over things and are able to laugh about it after

  • @kevinba7981
    @kevinba7981Ай бұрын

    Child negligence , charge her mom

  • @SpikesSpikesSpikes

    @SpikesSpikesSpikes

    Ай бұрын

    your mum charged me 15$

  • @Selkie7

    @Selkie7

    Ай бұрын

    ​@@SpikesSpikesSpikesfor what?? 😂

  • @VesSaphia
    @VesSaphiaАй бұрын

    That child molester nearly kidnapped their daughter and instead of having him arrested, they gave her a toy version of the suspect. This world is spiraling out of control.

  • @mariamercy7317

    @mariamercy7317

    Ай бұрын

    Are you for real? A Giraffe is NOT a child molester! It didn't even harm the child. It's animal instinct!

  • @VesSaphia

    @VesSaphia

    Ай бұрын

    @@mariamercy7317 Just because their instincts are pedophilic doesn't make it OK

  • @shari9721

    @shari9721

    Ай бұрын

    @@VesSaphia The fact that you think children being raped is funny and joke about it is absolutely sickening and pathetic . smfh