Giraffes Fight Over A Female And It’s Rather Vicious [Video]
From the archive: published Dec 30, 2012, 13 years ago. Details may have changed since.
Giraffes’ necks are over six feet long and weigh more than 500 pounds, and apparently they make for quite the deadly weapons. A new documentary titled AFRICA premieres Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at 10/9c on Discovery, and it showcases exactly how territorial male giraffes can become when courting a female.
The full giraffe “battle” will air on an episode titled “Kalahari.”
In the meantime, here’s the giraffe fight footage: