A giraffe named Gracie has been missing from a Texas ranch for nearly two weeks. Gracie is about three years old and escaped from Cedar Hollow Ranch in the Texas Hill Country. The ranch is about 160 kilometres west of San Antonio.
Owner Vic Jones said Gracie wandered into a rough hillside area that other giraffes had avoided. When she came back down, she ended up on the wrong side of a gate. Searchers have used helicopters to look for her across remote land.
A reward of US$5,000 has been offered for information that helps find Gracie. A few sightings have been reported, but by the time searchers arrived, she had moved on. Jones said the search has been difficult because the area is rocky, wooded and hard to reach.
Officials say people are unlikely to be in danger because Gracie is not near busy areas. The local sheriff said exotic animals have gone missing in the region before, including zebras, monkeys and water buffalo. However, he said this was his first missing giraffe. Jones believes Gracie should be able to find leaves and plants to eat while she is missing.
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