It ’s not every daylight you get to advert out with a giraffe . It ’s a uncommon twenty-four hour period yet when enounce giraffe uses its head to shatter your machine windowpane .
That is unless you ’re this couple at Britain’sWest Midland Safari Park .
One specially make bold giraffe , reportedlynamed Strider , is seen standing between two cars and poking his head through the rider side window of one of the cars . It ’s not exactly clear what he ’s look for for , but some job he could have been on the hunt forfood .
For reasons that are n’t quite unmortgaged ( you know , like the fact there is a elephantine animal head in your car ) , the window start to roll up . At this point , you may see the fauna jolt back , striking its head against the window . Within secondment the window is obliterated .
“ Oh God – are you alright ? Do you want me to try and call someone ? ” a bystander is heard say in the background , who continue by saying there is glass “ everywhere ” .
Ouch .
While it seem all world are hunky-dory , onlookers express worry over the animal too .
“ We might need to call someone … I think the Giraffa camelopardalis might have ice in it as well . ”
Park guidelinesclearly instruct visitors to keep vehicle door , windows , and sunroofs close when in the carnivore areas . However , concord toMoMedia , this is a part of the safari where visitors are allow to feed various animals from their vehicles under rule that warn windows should be kept half shut and visitant are instructed to keep their hand outstretched outside of the vehicle while doing so .
Once an animal ’s head is inside your fomite , however , it seems a piece late to attempt the windowpane half - unopen rule .
" I would like to point out that the twain did not intentionally do this , the young lad go into panic mode and did n’t think straight about what he was doing . He was just trying to help his girlfriend , " said the video publishing firm online .
" As this incident is under investigation , we can not currently comment . However , the giraffe was immediately checked by stave and sustained no injury , " car park officials said in an email to IFLScience .
