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Mr Cilliers confirmed that the giraffe in question has a two-month-old calf which may have had an influence on her behaviour and may have been surprised by the mother and son. The manager of Blyde Wildlife Estate, Riaan Cilliers, confirmed the incident and said:“We are all in shock about this very sad incident and we ensure the family that they are in our prayers”. Wife Katy and son Finn are being treated at Busamed Modderfontein Hospital near Johannesburg.

Sam had previously been awarded two degrees in biology at Manchester University. The family lawyer said: 'Finn has been raised in an environment where his adventurous parent are teaching him to respect, enjoy and to love nature as much as they do.' Sam is from Bradford, Yorkshire, and his wife Katy is from Baltimore in the USA and they met while they were both doing research work in Indonesia and fell in love and got married.įinn was born in the UK but has spend his whole life in South Africa. The shock attack happened at 6pm on Monday and in the early hours of Tuesday morning Finn underwent emergency surgery to release intense pressure on his brain inside his skull. Sam said he believes the giraffe, who had a young calf with her, felt threatened by his wife and son (file image)

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