Miami: Two giraffes were killed instantly when they were struck by lightning in the southeastern US state of Florida, the park where they resided said on Tuesday.
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“We are deeply saddened to share the passing of two of our giraffe due to a lightning strike,” the Lion Country Safari park, which is located north of Miami, said in a Facebook post.
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“Lily and Jioni were in the pasture in their habitat when a severe thunderstorm quickly developed six weeks ago. Recent pathology results confirm that the giraffe did pass as a result of the lightning and that the manner of their passing was instantaneous,” it said.
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The park said that the giraffes have access to “numerous shelters in the multi-acre habitat.”
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But “if they don’t choose to seek shelter, there isn’t a lot we can do to encourage them to,” park spokesperson Haley Passeser told the local WPTV channel.
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With the death of the two giraffes, a male and a female, there are 18 remaining in the park.