Oh yeah, like those Land Rovers that have a pipe for their air intake
Comment on Will it float rule
workerONE@lemmy.world 2 days ago
They have good neck mobility, able to reach high up so I’d say they could hold their head above the water like a snorkel
SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 1 day ago
m0darn@lemmy.ca 2 days ago
So you see how its front legs droop so much because they’re so heavy? This means its torso is tilted far forwards and so it can’t really lift its neck much more.
workerONE@lemmy.world 2 days ago
But giraffes can stand on flat ground and reach their head almost straight up above them. I tried to match the body position in the comparison image I made. I’m not sure why they think the giraffe’s legs would be so far forward but it doesn’t matter because it shows neck mobility Image
workerONE@lemmy.world 1 day ago
workerONE@lemmy.world 1 day ago
m0darn@lemmy.ca 2 days ago
Yeah, maybe it’s because if they crane their neck upwards, their rump rises instead of their head
SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 1 day ago
Ooh, this image makes it very clear why the floating position must be so uncomfortable for them
imadethis@fedinsfw.app 2 days ago
The issue with that is it would create a very large lever arm (not really a lever arm, but it’s the closest way I have to describe it) with the buoyancy force of the neck disappearing unless the neck is placed in the water, and if the giraffe is holding it’s head up higher, the angle necessary to have the neck in the water while the body (the other significant buoyancy provider) is also in the water would dunk even more of the giraffe’s face in the water, almost certainly plunging the giraffe’s nostrils and mouth below the surface.