West with Giraffes

“As the country teeters between a depression and Europe’s looming war, a pair of giraffes, survivors of a hurricane at sea, left a wake of much-needed cheer while driven cross-country to the San Diego Zoo, where lady zoo director Mrs. Belle Benchley awaited….”

“Nicky’s News”: Bring Giraffes to the Zoo!

I came across this amazing story in Kara Arundel’s book Raising America’s Zoo, which is one of the best books I have read this year.