Keep your head on! Young giraffe disappears as it fights a rival in Kenya The adolescent giraffes were engaged in a practice known as 'necking' in the Tsavo East National Park, Kenya But these animals were not embracing - they were involved in a instinctive fight for male dominance They swung their necks into one another creating thudding sounds but fortunately they were just sparring Bouts between adults, while usually without serious injury, can involve broken necks, jaws and even death
By Ross Ibbetson For Mailonline
Published: 14:11 BST, 5 April 2019 | Updated: 14:11 BST, 5 April 2019
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A giraffe's head disappeared as it fought its rival in a practice known as 'necking' in the Tsavo East National Park in Kenya.
The males attacked each other with aggressive swings of the neck, creating a loud thud as they made contact with each other.
The bout amounted to a light sparring session between the young pair of Masai giraffes but they will face far more intense battles with rival adults in future.
The duels can go on for over half an hour depending on the ferocity of the competition, while others are less intense and involve rubbing of the
