This recent meeting at the Fossil Rim Wildlife Center in Texas, USA, took an unexpected turn.
The giraffe lifted two-year-old Paisley out of the car, but then quickly let go.
The girl was completely unharmed, but both mother and father who were filming probably got a shock. When the parents later told about their adventure on American television, Paisley proudly showed off the fabric giraffe she had received as a band-aid for the wounds.
Those responsible at the zoo say that nothing like this has happened before and now the routines must be changed so that it cannot happen again.
See the images from the event in the player above.