# Lightning And Sauropod Dinosaurs--How did they survive?

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**Created:** [February 15, 2026, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lightning-and-sauropod-dinosaurs-how-did-they-survive/1027694 "2026-02-15T22:01:07Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 16, 2026, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lightning-and-sauropod-dinosaurs-how-did-they-survive/1027694/10 "2026-02-16T17:08:29Z")

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As I posted in the other thread, yes.

> [@How would lightning have affected large sauropods?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-lightning-have-affected-large-sauropods/1024108/3):
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> So, sometimes. [[Barney on Dogs and Giraffes from The Andy Griffith Show] ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kF-eYA5XifI)

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