When giraffes fight, they use their long necks to slap massive blows at their opponents neck and body. The practice is called necking. These two were just finishing a bout, with one final smack coming from the giraffe on the right. Perhaps the guy on the left was distracted by the passing stork. We watched them going at it for quite awhile before they casually went back to eating grass. Nikon D300 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 360mm) ISO 400, f/5 at 1/320th of a second
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When giraffes fight, they use their long necks to slap massive blows at their opponents neck and body. The practice is called necking. These two were just finishing a bout, with one final smack coming from the giraffe on the right. Perhaps the guy on the left was distracted by the passing stork. We watched them going at it for quite awhile before they casually went back to eating grass.
Beautiful!
—– Say boys will be boys
—– Falls short of necessary hight
—– Locker rooms prevail .
My favorite animal!! I had no idea they did this. I find them graceful despite their size!
With plenty of grass to go around, what on earth could they possibly fight about?
If you didn’t tell us we might think they were being affectionate.
Love giraffes.
Ha! That is hilarious! Nice shot too! I just love thier colors & spots…something so gentle about giraffes I never guessed they would fight each other!
great pic. of this long neck amimanal ,this is great, ( are boys andng or old. )
Maybe they are siblings ? Who knew they could behave so much like us
Great Shot
Aunt Sue