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[–] Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone 20 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I wonder if it would kill them or just shock the absolute shit out of them?

[–] Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 1 day ago

Humans can survive lightning so I mean why not, but I'm also interested in the probability.

2 options, given that they coevolved with tall trees, it'll likely lives in places with trees taller than them, so they were safe from lightning.

Another option, is that they frequently got hit if walking in a clearing, and therefore evolved to survive lightning.