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Giraffe Fight - Dominance in Nature Photo  3 of 3.<br />
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And there it is.  The final straw.  With a strike to the front of the chest, the losing bull loses his breath temporarily and takes a fall, admitting defeat involuntarily.   This specific bull survived the fight and got to his feet a few minutes later.  <br />
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Nature can appear cruel to us humans, but it is a matter of simple mathematics and algorithms that determine the survival of species through the continuation of the best and strongest genes.  Geotagged,Giraffa camelopardalis,Giraffe,Namibia,Summer,bull,dominate,fight,survival Click/tap to enlarge

Giraffe Fight - Dominance in Nature

Photo 3 of 3.

And there it is. The final straw. With a strike to the front of the chest, the losing bull loses his breath temporarily and takes a fall, admitting defeat involuntarily. This specific bull survived the fight and got to his feet a few minutes later.

Nature can appear cruel to us humans, but it is a matter of simple mathematics and algorithms that determine the survival of species through the continuation of the best and strongest genes.

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  1. Interesting set of photos! I have witnessed giraffes fighting, its amazing how they can swing those necks and pretty violent too! Posted 10 years ago
    1. Thanks for commenting Claire.
      They are very aggressive, and strong too. Yes, it is amazing considering those long necks (one would think they are fragile) and having the same amount of vertebrae as humans. But still they can fight like Mike Tyson.
      Posted 10 years ago

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The giraffe is an African even-toed ungulate mammal, the tallest living terrestrial animal and the largest ruminant. The giraffe is also noted for its extremely long neck and legs and prominent horns. It stands 5–6 m tall and has an average weight of 1,200 kg for males and 830 kg for females.

Similar species: Even-toed Ungulates
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Uploaded Feb 1, 2015. Captured Jan 13, 2015 10:20 in Etosha National Park, Unnamed Road, Namibia.
  • Canon EOS REBEL T2i
  • f/10.0
  • 1/256s
  • ISO100
  • 247mm