CNN: “Box of giraffe poop seized at Minnesota airport”

Customs workers at a Minnesota airport discovered a traveler had brought a unique souvenir in her luggage: Giraffe feces.

The passenger arrived at the Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport from Kenya on September 29, according to a news release from US Customs and Border Protection.

The passenger declared giraffe feces and stated she had obtained the droppings in Kenya and planned to make a necklace, the release stated.

The traveler said she had previously used moose feces to make similar jewelry at her home in Iowa, according to customs officials.

Zoe Sottile

This story is almost too absurd to be true, but one should never underestimate the depths of human foolishness. With folks like these, is there any wonder that efforts to contain a virulent new pathogen were in vain?

This undated photo provided by U.S. Customs and Border Protection shows a small box of giraffe feces that was confiscated from a passenger arriving from Kenya at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, Sept. 29, 2023. The passenger, who was not identified, told officials she planned to use the waste to make a necklace, as she had done in the past with moose poop. U.S. Customs and Border Protection via AP