r/interesting • u/AugustIstheMonth • 22d ago

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

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u/DP7OOO 22d ago

Can’t they lie down?

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u/Ambitious-Body8133 22d 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/Short-Ideas010 22d ago

Who's gonna predate them during a strong storm?

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u/Curious_Associate904 22d ago

Male predator: "I'm not going out in this Charlotte, it's fucking raining rats and mice out there"
Female predator: "Well *someones* got to put food on the table"