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Giraffes necking
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Giraffes necking

by Julie Roggow

Category: TravelAdded December 19, 2009433 views

Adventure, Vacation, Outdoor Recreation, Land Travel, National Parks, Africa

Keywords: Giraffe, giraffes, necking, Africa, Serengeti, Tanzania, wild animal

These male giraffes are "necking". They swing they necks hard into each other and when they meet, you can hear a loud thump. This pair of brothers were just practicing but necking can cause severe injury and even death if this had of been serious instead of just practice.
Location: Tanzania, Africa. Copyright Julie Roggow / www.JulieRoggowPhotography.com
Image Format: Digital Capture - Greater than 9MPImage Crop: Less than 75% of originalCaptive: No