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Two giraffes killed by 'billion-to-one' lightning strike at Florida wildlife park
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/two-giraffes-killed-billion-one-lightning-strikes-florida-wildlife-park-n1016556?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma
Two giraffes were fatally struck by lightning in a "billion-to-one" tragedy at a Florida wildlife park.
The deadly incident happened May 3, killing 10-year-old female Lily and year-old male Jioni, according to Lion Country Safari in Loxahatchee, about 20 miles west of West Palm Beach. The facility, which had 20 giraffes before the incident, describes itself as an amusement park and drive-thru safari.
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"Recent pathology results confirm that the giraffes did pass as a result of the lightning and that the manner of their passing was instantaneous," the park said Tuesday in a statement.
There are "numerous shelters in the multiacre habitat, if they choose to use them." But, the park says, there is no way to force any of the giraffes to use them during a severe storm.
"It's like a billion-to-one chance this happened to us and our poor giraffes, but we are looking at anything we can to improve upon" safeguards for the animals, Passeser told NBC News.
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Two giraffes were fatally struck by lightning in a "billion-to-one" tragedy at a Florida wildlife park.
The deadly incident happened May 3, killing 10-year-old female Lily and year-old male Jioni, according to Lion Country Safari in Loxahatchee, about 20 miles west of West Palm Beach. The facility, which had 20 giraffes before the incident, describes itself as an amusement park and drive-thru safari.
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"Recent pathology results confirm that the giraffes did pass as a result of the lightning and that the manner of their passing was instantaneous," the park said Tuesday in a statement.
There are "numerous shelters in the multiacre habitat, if they choose to use them." But, the park says, there is no way to force any of the giraffes to use them during a severe storm.
"It's like a billion-to-one chance this happened to us and our poor giraffes, but we are looking at anything we can to improve upon" safeguards for the animals, Passeser told NBC News.
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Technically just one.
But what would the odds be for the bolt to hit at the same time it was feeding? 
Beautiful animals. So sad they died in a freak weather occurrence.
