Giraffe Giraffa camelopardalis necking establishing dominance heirarchy Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park South Africa

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Necking, involving standing in parallel and taking alternate swipes at one another with their powerful heads, is how male giraffes establish their position in the dominance hierarchy which decides who has breeding rights with females.

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Size: 4992px × 3328px
Location: Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park South Africa
Photo credit: © Ann and Steve Toon / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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