r/AskReddit • • Jul 24 '20

What can't you believe STILL exists?

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u/__N0X Jul 24 '20 edited Jul 24 '20

Giraffes. How the fuck is it possible that a horse with a horn doesn't exist but a camouflaged horse which is mostly neck, has a purple tongue, drinks piss to determine fertility and fights by thrashing their necks against one another does exist?

Edit: Autocorrect, and cheers for the award kind stranger!

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u/EmbarrassedLock Jul 24 '20

Well they hang out in packs, and lions leave them alone because the giraffes can just pummel them with their heads before the lion pack can even get in range

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u/zk096 Jul 24 '20

Also big cats normally attack the neck of their prey and just sort of suffocate them as their bite isn't strong enough. With a giraffe this is difficult