Giraffe smashes car windshield while being fed by family on self-guiding driving tour of wildlife farm in Texas

A Texas family touring an interactive wildlife exhibit yesterday had their car windscreen smashed by a giraffe as they tried to feed the animal. 

Kari Hill decided to visit the Fossil Rim Wildlife Center in Glen Rose with her teenage sons and one-year-old granddaughter when a giraffe walked over to their car, hoping to be fed by the family. 

All was going well and Hill took a photo to remember the moment but suddenly, the giraffe seemed to lose its footing and fell onto the windshield of their Kia Sorrento. 

The long-legged animal panicked and began to wave around his limbs, crushing the car's windshield in the process.

Neither the family nor the animal sustained any injuries.  

Kari Hill decided to visit the Fossil Rim Wildlife Center in Glen Rose with her teenage sons and one-year-old granddaughter when a giraffe walked over to their car, hoping to be fed by the family

All was going well and Hill took a photo to remember the moment but suddenly, the giraffe seemed to lose its footing and fell onto the windshield of their Kia Sorrento.

The long-legged animal panicked and began to wave around his limbs, crushing the car's windshield in the process

'My car had to be towed, and I had to file and insurance claim.[It was] such a quick, freak accident. [I'm] glad it wasn't worse. Cars can be replaced. People can't,' Hill said

Hill told WFAA: 'We were stopped at the giraffe area when a giraffe came and stuck his head in the sunroof. We were stopped at the giraffe area when a giraffe came and stuck his head in the sunroof. 

'[The windshield] started caving in while he was flailing, trying to get his footing back. 

'We were covered in glass, and I thought it was about to turn very bad, but then the giraffe regained his footing and took off.

'We pulled off, and I made sure the kids got all the glass off of them and put everyone in the backseat while I called the parks emergency hotline to escort us out of there. 

'My car had to be towed, and I had to file and insurance claim.[It was] such a quick, freak accident. [I'm] glad it wasn't worse. Cars can be replaced. People can't.'

The Fossil Rim Wildlife Center's website states that while guests can closely watch animals such as cheetahs, emus, bongos and rhinos, they can only hand-feed the giraffes. 

The Fossil Rim Wildlife Center's website states that while guests can closely watch animals such as cheetahs, emus, bongos and rhinos, they can only hand-feed the giraffes

The website also advises visitors not to grab or restrain the animals and to avoid leaning out of the window if they come close to any

Other animals can be fed by tossing pellets, provided free of charge by the park staff. 

The website also advises visitors not to grab or restrain the animals and to avoid leaning out of the window if they come close to any. 

Fossil Rim policy states that all guests must agree to a liability waiver when they purchase tickets.

It reads: 'Fossil Rim Wildlife Center assumes no liability for damages to vehicles, people, or property as a result of any interactions with the animals and facilities.'