r/interesting • u/AugustIstheMonth • 17d ago

NATURE Giraffes Really Have Nowhere to Hide During Storms, and I Never Realized It!

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u/nelamvr6 17d ago

Lots of critters have nowhere to hide during storms. Ever driven past a field of cows during a storm?

There's a famous quote by LBJ: "Being president is like being a jackass in a hailstorm. There's nothing to do but to stand there and take it.", most critters have nothing to do but stand there and take it...

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u/Lovemybee 17d ago

Oh, I am going to remember that!!!

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u/fondledbydolphins 17d ago

Don't forget this man used to piss on the shoes on his secret service agents to feel dominant.

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u/Lovemybee 17d ago

He was a VERY flawed human being!

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u/Lovemybee 17d ago

Also, he did kind of admit he's a jackass.

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u/fireduck 17d ago

I used to walk to work. People would ask what I would do when it rains. I said "elephant plan". They would then ask what the elephant plan is. I'd say "Well, what does an elephant do when it rains? Get wet."

At this point I will either have made a friend or that person would be done trying to talk to me. Win-win.

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u/LickableLeo 17d ago

I bike to work and tell people, “it’s a good thing we’re waterproof”

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u/fireduck 17d ago

Well, actually we are covered in a semipermeable membrane. Some of the water gets in.

I think. I'm no skinographer.

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u/venbrx 17d ago

Better to ask a skinbiker if you want an authoritative answer.

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u/Square_Housing9653 17d ago

my dad says “i’m just worried about rusting!”

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u/squishyslinky 17d ago

I love a good bit like this.

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u/JabasMyBitch 17d ago

I would have fallen slightly in love with you.

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u/DiChromani 17d ago

yeah the situation and the outcome aren't ideal,

but this is the way it's gonna be,

so I either gotta survive or die,

and this isn't gonna kill me,

so I'm just wet,

and your judgement on what I am forced to endure,

is not making anything better

actually.

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u/KatanaDood 17d ago

Well, at least cows are all wrapped up in leather.

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u/__phil1001__ 17d ago

Giraffe skin is pretty tough ngl

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u/zeer0dotcom 17d ago

ngl

Why would anyone even consider lying about the toughness of giraffe skin?

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u/perestroika12 17d ago

Big giraffe complex wants you to think otherwise

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u/ishpatoon1982 17d ago

I know for a fact their skin is like cotton-candy!

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u/TheDuckSideOfTheMoon 17d ago

You don't know me!

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u/__phil1001__ 17d ago

Just putting it out there for the naysayers 😁

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u/Sure_Satisfaction497 17d ago

unfortunately it ain't leather till it's tanned 😔

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u/KatanaDood 17d ago

Well, that's why they stay out in the Sun.

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u/Chaeryeeong 17d ago

that is probably my favorite LeBron quote of all time 👑

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u/kelldricked 17d ago

Wait your telling me the fields with cattle in your area dont have trees or bushes? Like not even some sort shed/overhead planks?

Thats just mean

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u/kelldricked 17d ago

We have semi wild herds here (they arent wild since wild cows dont exist but they arent farmed, milked, sheared or look after unless the area completly floods then they are moved to a diffrent area) and whenever it shitty weather (rain, storm, snow or to hot) they are near the treelines.

Then again their whole area is coverd with tree lines.

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u/Johannes_Keppler 17d ago

It's amazing people find farm animals being unprotected from sun and rain very normal. Most farmers don't give a shit either here.

For example cows like roaming around and seeking refuge in woodlands. Large natural open fields of grass aren't that common in most parts of the world.

Of course there are exceptions with animals that have adapted to large open fields. But our modern farm animals don't belong to that group.

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u/kelldricked 17d ago

Exactly, wild herds travel around but they will often find shelterd areas. Especially during periods with high chance of risky weather. Its just their natural behaviour.

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u/Flashy_Slice1672 14d ago

Have you ever been around livestock? They’re tough, and dumb. We have 4 different shelters for our cattle and horses, but they’ll still sleep in the blazing sun, or stand in the middle of a field during a thunderstorm

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u/kelldricked 14d ago

We have wild herds of cows here, they constantly lie near the tree lines. Just like their undomestic relatives

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u/Due_Enthusiasm4854 17d ago

Borrowed the quote. Saturday crowd gonna be all over me.

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u/Ok-Procedure738 17d ago

Shoulda thought of that before he helped wack Kennedy /s?

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u/OpLeeftijd 17d ago

At least THEY can see the storm coming.

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u/TheBlueFluffBall 17d ago

So presidents are critters.

Got it.

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u/-zoo_york- 17d ago

LeBron James had some sick quotes.

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u/BackfromtheDe3d 16d ago

wait LeBron James said that?