A California woman's dream came true when she had an up-close encounter with a giraffe - but it didn't end well.



Police say 24-year-old Amanda Hall was visiting the giraffe exhibit at the Madison Zoo in Wisconsin when she decided to jump the fence and went up to the 12-foot tall animal.

Witnesses say the giraffe looked at her - and then kicked her in the face.



You know it's bad day when you get sucker-punched by a giraffe.



Zoo officials say Hall is fortunate because giraffes have the ability to kill lions so Hall is fortunate her injuries are pretty minor.



When asked why she did it - Hall said, "I just love giraffes!"



She was ticketed $686 for harassment of zoo animals.

