( not gracie, but a cute giraffe modeling being in a similar situation)
A 3-year-old giraffe named Gracie escaped from her enclosure at a Texas Hill Country ranch nearly two weeks ago and remains missing despite helicopter searches, reported sightings, and a $5,000 reward. Ranch owner Vic Jones believes she wandered through rugged terrain and exited through the wrong side of a gate. Authorities say Gracie poses little danger to people because she is in a remote, heavily wooded area with abundant vegetation and will have no problem finding food. Local officials and residents continue searching, though leads have often arrived days after she moved on, making recovery difficult.
how do you lose a giraffe?
can you not see her?
she’s on the lam
she’s very tall
she’s clever
she’s quick
i’m on team gracie
hope she finds a great place to live and be free
go, gracie, go!
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‘sometimes the best hiding place is one that’s in plain sight.’
-stephanie meyer
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source credits: a. parnas, abc news
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I’m with you beth, on all points. HOW can Gracie NOT be seen…. the mind boggles! Gr8 story though – thanks
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right?
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I’m on Gracie’s side too! Run free, and eat the leaves! 🦒
Best wishes, Pete.
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yes!
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Go Gracie! How can they miss her! She’s huge!
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right!
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I wonder why this man had a giraffe on his ranch. I hope she’s OK.
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it sounds like it is an animal reguge of sorts, i hope she’s okay too
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Oh, I do hope that she is okay…..
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i do as well –
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Saw this on television yesterday and wondered how a giraffe could remain hidden for so long.
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i agree –
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We had a wallaby on the loose. Poor thing – being kept illegally and surely not well. As long as Gracie is in an environment that is safe for her!
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right! well it sounds like she lived close by, and was used to the environment, but still she probably longed to be free and ran to the trees
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It does. And really, can you blame her for making a run for it? Nope…
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You’ve come up with some tall stories before, but this is definitely the tallest of all, Beth
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ha! i think it is -)
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The mind boggles Beth 🙄
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doesn’t it though?
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Gracie is good at hiding :-)
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she is clever –
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thanks beth for this delightful post and yr little poem :) you are one of the WP gems :)
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aw, thanks so much for your kind words
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thank you, I kept thinking… how in the world can one LOSE a GIRAFFE! Go Gracie, GO!
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exactly –
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Love this story. The Great Escape!
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it is, and luckily she has all the food she needs –
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Goodness, I hope she’s found! But she might be living her best life…
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There is an old law in Boise, Idaho that says you can’t fish from the back of a giraffe. Maybe Gracie is headed there.
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Sometimes the strangest things go missing!
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Gosh, I do hope Gracie is okay. Such gorgeous animals – and I do know that giraffes can disappear even though they are still there! Been there in Botswana.
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Gracie, you go!
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I’m also on Gracie’s team! I hope she doesn’t get lonely, though :)
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why would he have a giraffe? was she the only one? is she searching for herd. Poot thing first taken from her natural habitat and now fending for herself against who knows what prey animals. I hope she lands some place safe.
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She is having an adventure. 🦒
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Giraffes are my spirit animal…will be sharing a story soon about the incredible encounters we had with them on safari…love this story!
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