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Yes, that's a real giraffe in the back this Detroit pickup truck

Allan Rose Hill
Mar 05, 2025
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image: Chatty G

A photo (below) of a giraffe in the back of a pickup truck purportedly in Detroit was making the rounds online, raising all kinds of questions about its authenticity, provenance, and, well, its vitality.

Turns out, the giraffe's chauffeur was Darren Wehner of St. Clair Flats Taxidermy. And the giraffe had died at a zoo of old age. Whener's…

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