Morkel jumps on top of the downed giraffe just below her head and plunges a syringe full of antidote into a jugular vein, while two rangers straddle the lower part of her neck to keep her pinned.

Giraffes always stand out in a crowd. A Michigan taxidermist transporting a stuffed giraffe in his pick-up truck on a busy road alarmed motorists who spotted the exotic animal’s long neck eerily ...