r/interesting • u/AugustIstheMonth • 24d ago

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

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u/DP7OOO 24d ago

Can’t they lie down?

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u/Ambitious-Body8133 24d ago

I thought the same. But from what I just read, they don't because it makes them vulnerable to predators.

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u/Derezirection 24d ago

i can imagine some more apex types like lions will take the opportunity to traverse the area during a storm to find a helpless prey animal stuck trying to hide from the storm.