No, the giraffe that appears in The Last of Us was very real. The giraffe scene is a major part of The Last of Us game . As Joel and Ellie draw closer to the Fireflies’ base, Joel is scared.

So as you can see, it was a real giraffe. There may have been points in the shots where it looked CGI, but that likely was because of the compositing that needed to be done to help make the scene ...

The Last of Us episode 9 might have been an action-packed, heart-breaking thrill ride – but it also featured a very adorable giraffe, and the good news is that the animal is all real (and is ...

The giraffe scene in “The Last of Us” — a pivotal and emotional moment that occurs during the post-apocalyptic survival game — was re-created using a real giraffe for Sunday’s season ...

Ironically, given the response, part of the reason HBO employed a real giraffe was to maximize the scene's realism. The biggest gaming news, reviews and hardware deals.

Meet Nabu, a 12-year-old Masai giraffe that lives in the Calgary Zoo. She made a breakout performance in HBO’s The Last of Us’ ninth episode finale, starring in an iconic video game scene.

The Last Of Us viewers have been left stunned after being made aware that a real giraffe was used in the finale. The hit series, adapted from the popular video game of the same name, has seen Joel ...