„Giraffe bulls necking, Kenya“

from the gallery of Danita Delimont
Description:

Giraffe (giraffa camelopardalis), subspecies Masai Giraffe (Giraffa Camelopardalis Tippelskirchi) in the Masai Mara (Maasai Mara) game reserve
Two bulls necking and displaying
Necking is used to establish dominance
The fighting can be more gentle like erecting the neck or a real aggresive combat where head and neck is swung to hit genitals or body of the opponent
Africa, East Africa, Kenya, December

Credit as: Martin Zwick / DanitaDelimont.com

Picture ID: ec9c306

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