Caught on video: Giraffe spooked during Christmas ceremony in So

Caught on video: Giraffe spooked during Christmas ceremony in South Carolina

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By Jennifer Banks - email

ATLANTA (CBS ATLANTA) -

Take a look at this video of a scared giraffe at a Christmas tree lighting ceremony in South Carolina.

It looks as if the giraffe is trying to break loose in the video shot by WCIV news.

The situation unfolded in a very crowded Marion Square in Charleston.

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