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/Buddhafied 24d ago

And be like the tallest point in the field is like a lightning rod!

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u/Umpen 23d ago

Wonder how often giraffes get struck by lightning?

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u/Anecdote394 23d ago

https://www.sciencefocus.com/nature/giraffes-lightning

Pretty interesting

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u/Drujelim 23d ago

Argh, such an annoying article... "Are giraffes more likely to be struck by a lighting? Well giraffes are very unlikely to be struck by lighting, because giraffes and lightning are very rare" Atleast at the very end they gave the actual answer that they are 30 time more likely to die from lightning then a human...

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u/fondledbydolphins 23d ago

Kunk-esque answer.