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Search Continues for Missing Giraffe Gracie, $5K Reward

6/24/2026

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Vick Jones Searches Giraffe

Ranch manager Vick Jones says the search for missing giraffe Gracie continues after a tip failed.
Real County officials note Jones offered a $5,000 reward for information leading to her safe return.
A game camera last recorded Gracie west of Leakey, about 100 miles northwest of San Antonio.
She vanished after feeding on a hillside and crossing an unfenced area beyond an 8-foot gate.

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Vick Jones Searches

Rescue-Shelter posted an alert and is working with the sheriff’s office to find Gracie in the Texas Hill Country.
Cedar Hollow Ranch has kept giraffes for at least 30 years, showing a long-standing exotic-animal operation.
Officials referenced the recent rescue of two giraffe calves from Virginia’s Natural Bridge Zoo as a similar case.
Residents should call the sheriff’s office or owner Vick Jones if they spot Gracie.

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Vick Jones Searches Giraffe

Ranch manager Vick Jones says the search for missing giraffe Gracie continues after a tip failed.
Real County officials note Jones offered a $5,000 reward for information leading to her safe return.
A game camera last recorded Gracie west of Leakey, about 100 miles northwest of San Antonio.
She vanished after feeding on a hillside and crossing an unfenced area beyond an 8-foot gate.

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