"We're not mad at the giraffe. We’re not mad at the park," the child's father told NBC News.

The strangest part of the story is that no one is getting sued over the incident. Park is making a small policy change and that’s it.

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    A giraffe feeding experience at a Texas wildlife center turned frightening last week when one of the animals hoisted a toddler from the bed of the pickup truck she was riding in.

    Video shared with NBC News by Jason Toten, the toddler’s father, shows his daughter, wearing pigtails and a pink shirt, holding her hand out the back of a truck in an attempt to feed a giraffe on their tour.

    The giraffe nudges its head into the girl and continues to get closer as she moves further into the bed of the truck.

    The video then appears to show the animal grabbing the girl and lifting her into the air.

    In a statement, Warren Lewis, chief marketing officer for Fossil Rim Wildlife Center in Glen Rose, said the center was notified Monday of an “incident involving one of our giraffes” last weekend.

    That includes a new rule barring visitors from riding through the park in truck beds.

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