Giraffe smashes car windshield while being fed by family on self-guiding driving tour of wildlife farm in Texas
Giraffe smashes car windshield while being fed by family on self-guided tour of Texas game ranch
- Kari Hill and her family visited the Fossil Rim Wildlife Center where they fed a giraffe
- The animal seemed to lose its balance, panicked and broke their windshield
- Neither the family nor the animal suffered any injuries
A Texas family touring an interactive wildlife exhibit yesterday had their car windshield smashed by a giraffe while trying to feed the animal.
Kari Hill decided to visit the Fossil Rim Wildlife Center in Glen Rose with her teenage sons and one-year-old granddaughter when a giraffe walked up to their car hoping to be fed by the family.
Everything went well and Hill took a photo to remember the moment, but suddenly the giraffe seemed to lose its footing and fell onto the windshield of their Kia Sorrento.
The long-legged animal panicked and started waving its limbs around, smashing the car’s windscreen in the process.
Neither the family nor the animal suffered any injuries.
Kari Hill decided to visit the Fossil Rim Wildlife Center in Glen Rose with her teenage sons and one-year-old granddaughter when a giraffe walked up to their car hoping to be fed by the family.
Everything went well and Hill took a photo to remember the moment, but suddenly the giraffe seemed to lose its footing and fell onto the windshield of their Kia Sorrento.
The long-legged animal panicked and began flailing about its limbs, smashing the car’s windscreen in the process
‘My car had to be towed, and I had to file an insurance claim. (It was) such a quick freak accident. (I’m) glad it wasn’t worse. Cars can be replaced. People can’t,” Hill said
Hill told WFAA: ‘We were stopped at the giraffe area when a giraffe came to stick its head in the sunroof. We were stopped at the giraffe area when a giraffe came to stick its head in the sunroof.
‘(The windscreen) started falling in as he was blowing and trying to get his footing back.
‘We were covered in glass, and I thought it was going to be really bad, but then the giraffe found its feet and took off.
‘We pulled away and I made sure the kids got all the glass off them and everyone sat in the back seat while I called the parks emergency line to escort us out.
‘My car had to be towed, and I had to file an insurance claim. (It was) such a quick freak accident. (I’m) glad it wasn’t worse. Cars can be replaced. People can’t.’
The Fossil Rim Wildlife Center’s website states that while guests can closely observe animals such as cheetahs, emus, bongos and rhinos, they can only hand-feed the giraffes.
The Fossil Rim Wildlife Center’s website states that while guests can closely observe animals such as cheetahs, emus, bongos and rhinos, they can only hand-feed the giraffes.
The website also advises visitors not to grab or hold the animals and not to lean out of the window if they are close to any
Other animals can be fed by throwing pellets, provided free of charge by the park staff.
The website also advises visitors not to grab or restrain the animals and not to lean out the window if they come close to any animals.
Fossil Rim policy states that all guests must agree to a liability waiver when purchasing tickets.
It reads: ‘Fossil Rim Wildlife Center accepts no liability for damage to vehicles, people or property as a result of any interaction with the animals and facilities.’