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Franklin Park Zoo captures loose ‘giraffe’ in annual escaped animal drill

As a giraffe roamed free at the Franklin Park Zoo Wednesday morning, visitors were rushed to safety and animals were brought to their indoor confines while trained employees grabbed weapons and equipment to control the animal. The loose giraffe was really an employee in a costume, and the exercise was the zoo’s annual dangerous animal escape drill.

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