Sometimes sticking your neck out comes at a deadly cost

The adaptive advantage of long necks was a death knell for two giraffes believed to have been killed by lightning

21 September 2020 - 12:06 By dave chambers

Two giraffes that died during an intense storm in the Northern Cape are believed to have been killed by lightning...

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