In a shocking few seconds, a giraffe picks up a child from inside her family's car before releasing it back inside📽️

A couple from the US state of Texas witnesses a "surprising" accident which could have turned into drama. The incident took place over the weekend, when the family was visiting the Fossil Rim Wildlife Center, where visitors are allowed to drive themselves along a path, to look at wildlife and feed some of the animals.

Two-year-old Paisley Totten was sitting in the back seat of her family's car with her mother as she was feeding the giraffe, before the huge animal grabbed her by her shirt and lifted her into the air.

This moment was captured on camera (video above) by the mother and some visitors in the cars behind them . The girl's mother, Jason Totten, said that the giraffe eventually released her daughter without sustaining any injuries.

In response to this incident, a statement issued by the Fossil Rim Center said: “We recently learned of an incident involving one of our giraffes that occurred last weekend. The safety of our guests and animals is of the utmost importance to us. Although such an incident has not occurred from "Before, we are taking immediate action to make sure it doesn't happen again."

Source: abc news Video link and source- Good morning America - 06.06.2024 : https://youtu.be/FiGAMh-_Ln4?si=25J326b8c4U8XIkV