Urine for a shock! Giraffe tastes his pal's pee and immediately looks like he regrets it Animal stoops down and bends its characteristically long neck to the jet stream After lapping up the urine, it instantly recoils and swiftly pulls its head back Scientists believe male giraffe's taste female's pee for ovulation hormonesBy Jack Elsom For Mailonline Published: 20:45 BST, 13 June 2019 | Updated: 20:45 BST, 13 June 2019 Viewcomments This is the hilarious moment a giraffe pulls a horrified face after slurping another animal's pee. While another giraffe sprays out urine, the curious animal stoops down and bends its characteristically long neck to the jet of liquid. After momentarily lapping up the urine, it instantly recoils and swiftly pulls its head back. While another giraffe sprays out urine, the curious animal stoops down and bends its characteristically long neck to the jet of liquid It then purses its lips and appears to roll its tongue as the bad taste seemingly festers inside its mouth. But while swallowing another giraffe's pee may appear a daft thing to do, it is believed that this is a key part of the species' mating process. When a male giraffe is looking to impregnate a female, it brushes her read end with his nose to prompt urination. And as it starts to pee, the male tastes the urine so it can detect hormones that confirm she is ovulating. The short clip shows two giraffes, one much larger than the other, standing in an enclosure. After momentarily lapping up the urine, it instantly recoils and swiftly pulls its head back It then purses its lips and appears to roll its tongue as the bad taste seemingly festers inside its mouth The spotty long-necked animals are native to east, central and southern Africa but it is not known where this zoo is. The smaller giraffe, presumably the female, bends down slightly and begins to urinate. As soon as the larger giraffe spots the jet stream shooting from his mate's behind, he instantly cranes his neck down and licks up some of the fluid. But just as he eagerly moved in to try the pee, he equally quickly pulled back and bore a look which seemed to say 'that was a bad idea'. Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility