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  • Giraffes under increased security

    Tonjia Rolan CMI staff writer|Apr 17, 2012

    Clovis' tallest toddler nibbled peacefully from tree branches Tuesday at Hillcrest Park Zoo, ignoring her mother and pricking her ears attentively to the sound of camera flashes. Jerrica, now 8 weeks old, appeared calm and unaffected by a March 21 incident that sent her crashing in fear through a PVC pipe barrier. The incident involved stones being thrown at Jerrica and has prompted tighter security of her and her mother, Jael. "We have a camera aimed right at the giraffe," Zoo Director Vince Romero said. "We're looking into getting additional...

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