Sometimes It Sucks to Be Tall
by Christopher Null / November 9, 2010
From the Ottawa Sun…
A seven-year-old giraffe featured on a British television drama was struck and killed by lightning in South Africa Monday.
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Hamley is not the first giraffe to be struck by lightning.
In 1996, lightning reportedly struck and killed a 5.5-metre tall giraffe that was standing on a hill in the Rhino and Lion Reserve in northeastern South Africa. A year later, its mate was struck and killed by lightning.