# How would lightning have affected large sauropods?

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**Created:** [October 20, 2025, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-lightning-have-affected-large-sauropods/1024108 "2025-10-20T03:14:33Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 20, 2025, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-lightning-have-affected-large-sauropods/1024108/3 "2025-10-20T05:49:12Z")

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> [@jnglmassiv](#):
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> No more than giraffes today.

So, sometimes.

> **[Giraffes Are Basically Fuzzy Lightning Rods, New Research Suggests](https://gizmodo.com/giraffes-are-basically-fuzzy-lightning-rods-new-resear-1845092551)**
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> Earlier this year, conservationists in South Africa discovered two adult giraffes struck down by lightning, signaling a potentially underrated risk for

[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/kF-eYA5XifI/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AHeAoACoAKKAgwIABABGGUgZShlMA8=&rs=AOn4CLCEkOXxg1zH9qSwKee5n_Y6qgaaYg "Barney on Dogs and Giraffes from The Andy Griffith Show") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kF-eYA5XifI)

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