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An adult Masai giraffe turned heads among bemused and curious motorists as it was being transported on the N2 in the Garden Route on Saturday.
Algoa FM News received photos of the giraffe that was blindfolded and with its head and neck well above the top of the cage of the game capturing vehicle.
Christina Pretorius from the International Fund For Animal Welfare says the giraffe was one of five which was relocated from a game reserve in Plettenberg Bay to the Garden Route Safari Camp.
"He was too big to fit into the transport vehicle with the others so we had to move him in the open transport vehicle," said Pretorius.
The Masai giraffe is also known as the Kilimanjaro giraffe and is originally from Eastern Africa.
Pretorius said the process had been funded by an organisation called Save Giraffes Now.
"Because of the economic impact that Covid-19 has had on game reserves in the country the giraffe had to be relocated and Garden Route Safari Camp offered them a forever home," she said.
Pretorius added that the journey started at 07h00 and ended at around 15h00 and that where they could they avoided bridges because of the length and size of the bull giraffe.
The giraffe were relocated without any drama and will now settle into their new home.
