South Africa: Three tourists return uninjured after giraffe attacks during safari tour

Posted on March 22, 2013 • Filed under: Africa, Tourist Stories, Tourists Attacked

As covered by dailymail.co.uk, “Giraffe attacks are rare and this male is thought to be suffering from an ‘hormonal imbalance’. The two-and-a-half tonne giraffe is well-known in the park for its odd behavior but had never attacked humans before. The relieved passengers – which included German tourist Silke Ptaszynski, South Africans Sarene Carter and Mavis Carter, and driver Trevor – were left shaken but able to laugh about their experience back at camp.” Read Article

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