It's Nice To Have A Friend Who Will Stick Their Neck Out For You

Anyone who knows me (well those who will admit to it at least) knows I disdain zoos and circuses (despite having done a stint at the latter.) I couldn't help but chuckle at the following story:

Giraffe helps camels, zebras escape from circus Updated 04:01 p.m., June 30, 2008 Amsterdam police say 15 camels, two zebras and an undetermined number of llamas and potbellied swine briefly escaped from a traveling Dutch circus after a giraffe kicked a hole in their cage.

Police spokesman Arnout Aben says the animals wandered in a group through a nearby neighborhood for several hours after their 5:30 a.m. breakout.
The animals were back at the circus later Monday after being rounded up by police and circus workers with the assistance of dogs. Aben says neighbors fed some of the animals _ which he said was a bad idea _ but they were tame and nobody was hurt.

Says Aben: "You have to imagine somebody rubbing his eyes first thing in the morning and saying, 'Am I seeing things or is that 15 camels walking past?'"