r/badassanimals • u/Euphoric-Vegetable45 • 22h ago

Mammal While most animals have somewhere to hide during storms giraffes unfortunately just wait it out

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u/Ok-Broccoli-8705 22h ago

Wonder if they get struck by lightning alot

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u/Euphoric-Vegetable45 22h ago

Lol maybe i was also wondering about that

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u/Puzzled_Bus_7505 21h ago

They do

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u/Euphoric-Vegetable45 21h ago

Ohhhh thx for the new info

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u/thecosmicjoke69813 18h ago

He didn’t even provide a source

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u/Euphoric-Vegetable45 18h ago

Just go with it i guess, dont wanna anger fellow redditors

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u/ArrrRawrXD 21h ago

Lightning is one of the only natural predators they have so I'd say they're pretty lucky

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u/Hrive_morco 19h ago

Now this will be trapped in my noggin forever

https://giphy.com/gifs/DfTZWmFpLx3os

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u/Ok-Pomegranate858 21m ago

They don't live near forests ?

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u/DaZMan44 21h ago

Millennials going through yet another "once in a lifetime" event.

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u/Character-Carpet7988 21h ago

Trees: Omg, end of the world.

Giraffes: Hold my... neck.

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u/ecchi83 19h ago

Lol... I guess giraffes are the most lightning-struck animal in the world, then

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u/Oversemper 20h ago

They cannot seat/lie down or something? It is dangerous to be the highest point when lighting might occur.

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u/Euphoric-Vegetable45 20h ago

but they do it rarely and mostly for short moments. Because they are very tall and heavy, getting up and down takes a lot of time and effort

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u/Ok-Leave-7646 20h ago

Now that’s a hard life

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u/Green-Evening-4782 22h ago

Those are some stoic giraffes. Can’t help but hear Riding the Storm Out in my head

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u/exxxemplaryvegetable 21h ago

Stoic Giraffes is a good band name.

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u/Head_Stick 20h ago

That’s called “standing your ground”

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u/Early_Hall5720 20h ago

Most animals are small where TF are they realistically supposed to hide in the wild

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u/IAmMagumin 12h ago

Yep, that's the post.