Trophy Hunter Killed Rare Black Giraffe And Claims It Was 'Delicious'

Tess Thompson Talley has spoken out against public criticism and defended her kill multiple times. As part of a hunting trophy safari trip in 2017, a hunter from Kentucky shot and killed a black giraffe in South Africa that caused a widespread uproar on the internet. Tess Thompson Talley proudly shared pictures of herself posing with the dead animal, and according to Diply , she captioned it: Prayers for my once in a lifetime dream hunt came true today! Spotted this rare black giraffe bull and stalked him for quite a while. I knew it was the one. He was over 18 years old, 4000 lbs. and was blessed to be able to get 2000 lbs. of meat from him. Following this, she faced a backlash from animal lovers online. The post has since been deleted. Talley later responded to the criticism in an interview with Fox News last year. She claimed the black giraffe "breed is not rare in any way other than it was very old. Giraffes get darker with age." Yet, months after the ki