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This is the moment Santa Monica beachgoers were left baffled by the sight of a woman taking a giraffe out for a walk along the sand.
Cyclists, skaters and pedestrians all stopped in their tracks to stare and film the huge animal as it stepped out for a walk over Labor Day weekend.
As the giraffe walks calmly down the sandy beach, lead by three handlers, and beachgoers can be heard saying: 'It's not everyday you see a giraffe.'
Another beachgoer exclaimed: 'That's insane!'
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He gave beachgoers quite the shock as his handlers walked him along the beach
It's since been revealed that the giraffe, whose name is Jax, had been hired as part of a Labor Day party put on by the swanky Jonathan Club in Santa Monica, California.
Bill Melugin, who shot the video, had no idea why the exotic animal was
