Mystery of Gracie the giraffe deepens as sheriff calls recapture claims a tall story
Sheriff in rural Texas says ‘it’s still at large’ after claim Gracie had been located after wandering off private ranch For almost two weeks, residents of a rural Texas county have been looking, mostly up, for a missing giraffe called Gracie that wandered off from a private game ranch. On Wednesday, the mystery of the free-roaming mammal’s odyssey deepened further, when a local sheriff disputed an account that it was reportedly found safe a “little farther out than expected” from its hill countr
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Gracie the giraffe was missing for nearly two weeks. Photograph: Real County Animal Rescue-ShelterView image in fullscreenGracie the giraffe was missing for nearly two weeks. Photograph: Real County Animal Rescue-ShelterTexasMystery of Gracie the giraffe deepens as sheriff calls recapture claims a tall storySheriff in rural Texas says ‘it’s still at large’ after claim Gracie had been located after wandering off private ranchRichard LuscombeWed 24 Jun 2026 22.09 EDTFirst published on Wed 24 Jun 2026 09.22 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleFor almost two weeks, residents of a rural Texas county have been looking, mostly up, for a missing giraffe called Gracie that wandered off from a private game ranch.On Wednesday, the mystery of the free-roaming mammal’s odyssey deepened further, when…
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