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What Actually Happened to Gracie the Giraffe? In the Hill Country, We Found Out.
“Geographically, we are sandwiched between two of the worst tragedies in recent Texas history, with the school shooting in Uvalde and the floods in Kerrville. It’s nice to have a happy story with a happy ending,” said Nathan T. Johnson, the sheriff of Real County. I was sitting opposite him over a lunch of boudin and burgers in the Hill Country city of Leakey (population 315). He was recounting the tale of their newest and as yet only viral celebrity, a giraffe named Gracie who’d attracted international attention in recent weeks. I wanted to know more about her escapades, but also how the story surrounding her had grown from a local oddity to a global sensation fueled by memes and syndicated journalism.For those who missed…The post What Actually Happened to Gracie the Giraffe? In the Hill Country, We Found Out. appeared first on Texas Monthly.