webfact 79,076 Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 Escaped giraffe found dead in Chachoengsao pond By The Nation One of two giraffes that escaped from a truck carrying them along Highway 304 in Chachoengsao was found dead on Thursday (January 30) in a pond not far from the road. It was one of 68 giraffes newly imported from Africa to be displayed in Thai zoos. These two animals were being transported on Tuesday when they leapt from the truck, briefly causing a traffic jam. One was soon recaptured. The body of the other was extracted from the pond and sent for autopsy. Officials had already expressed concern that the escaped giraffe might fall into a deep ditch and be unable to climb out. Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30381306 -- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2020-01-30 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info 5 Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post ianezy0 2,191 Posted January 30, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 30, 2020 Zoo’s that don’t function for the sole purpose of conservation should be banned...worldwide 7 1 Link to post Share on other sites
ChouDoufu 4,892 Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 24 minutes ago, webfact said: Officials had already expressed concern that the escaped giraffe might fall into a deep ditch and be unable to climb out. strange concern. are giraffes more susceptible to falling into deep ditches than cows, dogs, chickens, elephants, beemer smart-car drivers or just ordinary random humans? 1 Link to post Share on other sites
sammieuk1 20,143 Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 DOA.. did someone shoot it before it mysteriously fell in a pond 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post VYCM 956 Posted January 30, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 30, 2020 Geeze, they can't even organise a competent animal transporter. Animal escapes from a truck. Find a suitable vehicle and driver to transport these animals. I hope the next story we read won't be that of giraffe head decapitation due to driving under low bridge 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites
champers 9,808 Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 32 minutes ago, VYCM said: Geeze, they can't even organise a competent animal transporter. Animal escapes from a truck. Find a suitable vehicle and driver to transport these animals. I hope the next story we read won't be that of giraffe head decapitation due to driving under low bridge You've seen Hangover 3 as well. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
pjuk 70 Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 They probably used the local buffalo taxi. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
smccolley 232 Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 They did an autopsy and found it had 7kg of plastic bags from 7-11 in its stomach! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
fantom 867 Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 The other paper, that has no name here, suggested that the door of the 'container' was incorrectly fastened and instead of 'leaping out' the giraffes simply exited the slow moving vehicle. More disturbingly it included a piece that suggested that before dying in the ditch the dead giraffe had been chased by someone on a motorcycle. The other one was darted then recaptured and is now at the zoo. Link to post Share on other sites
DefaultName 921 Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 Well, they could hardly marinate it in a pot could they? Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew Dwyer 14,463 Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 12 minutes ago, fantom said: The other paper, that has no name here, suggested that the door of the 'container' was incorrectly fastened and instead of 'leaping out' the giraffes simply exited the slow moving vehicle. More disturbingly it included a piece that suggested that before dying in the ditch the dead giraffe had been chased by someone on a motorcycle. The other one was darted then recaptured and is now at the zoo. Yes, on the news was a video of someone on a mc chasing, or he could have been trying to get ahead of the giraffe also, it down the road, the poor animal was certainly spooked by this !! https://youtu.be/hQCnjSSWF7E 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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