TEXAS, USA: A giraffe named Gracie is missing in Texas, and the search for her has become a tall order. Gracie, who is about 3 years old, has been missing for nearly two weeks after escaping her enclosure at Cedar Hollow Ranch in the Texas Hill Country, said Vic Jones, who owns the remote property about 100 miles (160 kilometers) west of San Antonio. He said Wednesday that Gracie had wandered into a part of the privately owned preserve that other giraffes previously avoided.

Authorities in Texas are asking for the public's help to find a giraffe named Gracie who escaped from a ranch in Real County.

Gracie vanished a week and a half ago from a ranch northwest of San Antonio. Her owner is offering a reward of $5,000 for her capture and safe return.