Did you know giraffes are 30 times more likely to be struck by lightning than people? Between 1996 and 2010, there were just five recorded lightning fatalities among giraffes. But with a population of only 140,000 during that period, that’s a shocking 0.003 deaths per thousand giraffes each year—30 times the rate for humans! Their towering height might explain why nature’s tallest animals face such electrifying odds.
