This shocking photo set shows two giraffes brutally fighting in the African savannah.
Photos show one long-necked beast brutally kicking his leg into the air and towards the fellow giraffe’s head as he attempted to show off his strength.
Photos show one long-necked beast brutally kicking his leg into the air and towards the fellow giraffe’s head as he attempted to show off his strength
Wildlife photographer Anja Denker, who snapped the pair going neck and neck, said: ‘Usually when giraffes spar they swing their necks at each other.
Wildlife photographer Anja Denker, who snapped the pair going neck and neck, said: ‘Usually when giraffes spar they swing their necks at each other. But this one (right) seemed to be the aggressor, he would constantly nudge the other one.
Anja stood just feet away from the giraffes and watched the fight between the usually docile animals at the Chudob waterhole in Etosha National Park in Namibia
‘It was intriguing behaviour and it is the first time I have seen this.’
Anja, from Windhoek, Namibia, took around 50 shots within the time she watched the 18ft tall giraffes battle it out
Kick about! One giraffe lifts his hind legs and nudges the neck of his ‘friend’ as they ‘play’ in a national park in Nambia
‘They were fighting for about half an hour and eventually calmed down a bit and moved off.
‘It was just interesting behaviour to witness.’
It looked like the pair might get into a spot of bother, but after around an hour the play-fight fizzled out and the giraffes went their separate ways’
‘Some antelopes were also standing around with the Oryx and Impala – they too would watch the antics for a while.
There were a couple of other giraffes around, most of them were drinking and standing about, every once and again one or two would watch the action’ Anja said