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How do you think the viral video of the giraffe lifting the toddler will impact visitor policies at wildlife centers in the future?

  How do you think the viral video of the giraffe lifting the toddler will impact visitor policies at wildlife centers in the future? That's an interesting question about the potential impact of that viral video. From my understanding, in August 2023 that video showed a giraffe at a wildlife center lifting up and briefly holding a young child who had climbed under the fence into the giraffe enclosure.  While the child was unharmed, the incident raised significant safety concerns and prompted discussions about visitor policies at zoos, wildlife parks, and similar facilities. Many experts predicted that in the aftermath, these centers would likely implement stricter safety measures and oversight to prevent similar incidents in the future. Some potential changes I could foresee based on the 2023 discussion around this incident: - Increased physical barriers and heightened security around animal enclosures to keep visitors at a safe distance - Stricter supervision and guidelines for vi