# Giraffes stranded on a flooded island are rescued **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 3, 2020, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giraffes-stranded-on-a-flooded-island-are-rescued/927114 "2020-12-03T15:01:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2020, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giraffes-stranded-on-a-flooded-island-are-rescued/927114/1 "2020-12-03T15:01:29Z")
It’s fascinating to see people use a harness to take a giraffe for a walk. 😲🦒The giraffe is led onto the barge just like it was a child’s pony. What an awesome rescue. I never dreamed this was even possible. I don’t understand why it’s going to take so long to rescue 7 more? Seems like they could easily do one a day. > [@](#): > > The group intends to rescue the seven remaining giraffes the same way in the next several weeks. > **[Officials rescue 16-ft giraffe stranded on a flooding island in Kenya](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-9011491/Conservationists-rescue-16-foot-Nubian-giraffe-stranded-flooding-island-Kenya.html)** > > Conservationists crossed crocodile infested waters to save Nubian giraffes stranded on a flooding island. There are seven more on the island that will be rescued before next year. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2020, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giraffes-stranded-on-a-flooded-island-are-rescued/927114/2 "2020-12-03T18:15:16Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > I don’t understand why it’s going to take so long to rescue 7 more? Seems like they could easily do one a day. Do we know for sure they’re rescuing these giraffes and not holding a barbecue a few miles downstream? ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2020, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giraffes-stranded-on-a-flooded-island-are-rescued/927114/3 "2020-12-03T18:45:44Z")
Anything is possible. 😊 I know the crocodiles are hoping at least one giraffe tries to escape the island on foot. ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2020, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giraffes-stranded-on-a-flooded-island-are-rescued/927114/4 "2020-12-03T19:31:56Z")
Thanks so much for posting this! I love hearing about people doing good things. This article might have a bit more information and a bit fewer ads: [here.](https://www.treehugger.com/stranded-giraffe-rescued-kenya-5089767) ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2020, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giraffes-stranded-on-a-flooded-island-are-rescued/927114/5 "2020-12-03T22:42:59Z")
That is a better article. I smile every time I see that Giraffe’s head poking out above the barge. She’s watching the riverbank go by. 🥰 They didn’t need to cage her. She’s calmy standing on the barge with canvas around her. There’s probably some ropes attached to her harness. ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2020, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giraffes-stranded-on-a-flooded-island-are-rescued/927114/6 "2020-12-03T22:54:07Z")
She’s got a hood over her head so she can’t see anything. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2020, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giraffes-stranded-on-a-flooded-island-are-rescued/927114/7 "2020-12-04T10:40:16Z")
🦒 Wrong message board. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2020, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giraffes-stranded-on-a-flooded-island-are-rescued/927114/8 "2020-12-04T14:26:17Z")
Yeah, she’s been tranqed and hooded to keep her calm. Still, a life saved is a good thing. StG ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2020, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giraffes-stranded-on-a-flooded-island-are-rescued/927114/9 "2020-12-04T15:19:47Z")
My imagination got carried away with the imagery. It makes sense they had to cover the giraffe’s eyes. ---
**Author:** ![SciFiSam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/47e85d/32.png) [@SciFiSam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SciFiSam)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2020, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giraffes-stranded-on-a-flooded-island-are-rescued/927114/10 "2020-12-05T02:08:05Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > I don’t understand why it’s going to take so long to rescue 7 more? Seems like they could easily do one a day. Well, see, they also have a bag of hay, a lion, and only a very small boat.