Two male Giraffe, Masai race, Giraffa camelopardalis, fighting to establish breeding priority, Masai Mara, Kenya

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Two male Giraffe Masai race, Giraffa camelopardalis, engaged in necking, a form of combat used to establish breeding priority within a group of male giraffe, the older male is trying to lift a leg of the younger male off the ground causing him to over balance and fall. Masai Mara, Kenya.

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Size: 3292px × 4939px
Location: Masai Mara, Kenya
Photo credit: © M & J Bloomfield / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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