Gracie the Giraffe Home After Escape | Texas News

Texas News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 4, 2026 · 1m

Gracie the giraffe, the viral sensation who escaped a Texas ranch for two weeks, is finally home — but not before a dramatic, high-stakes rescue involving helicopters, Jeeps, and 18 people. Tranquilized and carefully loaded into a trailer, she’s now in a temporary time-out while the ranch builds a seven-foot fence to keep her (and her giraffe buddy Atlas) safely contained. Amid memes and false rumors, the ranch owner clarified their conservation mission and the endangered status of reticulated giraffes. Everyone’s relieved she’s back — and eager to keep her adventures on the ground, not the…