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Step aside Steven Spielberg, here's a real-life animal-versus-car that did not require CGI nor a multi-million dollar production budget. As some vacationers on safari in South Africa recently learned, an upset 13-foot tall giraffe can be just as terrifying as the Tyrannosaurus Rex that chased down Jeff Goldblum and a
Jeep Wrangler in the 1993 blockbuster film
Jurassic Park.
According to reports, the safari group was photographing a wild giraffe, when for some reason, the animal began to chase the open-top vehicle at speeds upwards of 30 miles per hour. At one point, the giraffe even sideswipes the truck, knocking off the side mirror before the driver was finally able to escape the animal's pursuit. All that's missing is a little John Williams music bed.
Scroll down to watch two news reports showing the dramatic chase, an incident we're sure the safari-goers will remember for years to come.
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