This is the bizarre moment a pair of male giraffes got tangled together while squaring up for a fight.  

Angela Ferguson, 28, from Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, posted the comic video which shows one giraffe scoop its neck under the other's leg, resulting in an awkwardly entwined stand-off.  

The smaller giraffe, 무료 웹툰 사이트 a young adult, headbutts the larger animal's lower body, only to accidentally hook his neck on one of the giraffe's legs, lifting it up in the air as he stands u


















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r />Unable to get his leg any higher to lift it off the other giraffe's neck the now three-legged larger giraffe hobbles around in a circle to try to display his dominanc

r />Conservation biologist Ms Ferguson said the unusual behavior was captured by a volunteer at the African Lion and Environmental Research Trust (ALERT) in Zambezi National Park, Zimbabwe in Ma

r />She said: 'The giraffes weren't going to have a full-blown fight and the sub-adult (young adult) appears to be rather submiss

r />'His leg was just a freak event and caught in the wrong place at the wrong time.
















r />A smaller giraffe, a young adult, headbutts the larger animal's lower body, only to accidentally hook his neck on one of the giraffe's







r />Unable to get his leg any higher to hitch it off the other smaller giraffe's neck the now three-legged larger giraffe hobbles around in a circle to display his domin


r />'People have been very intrigued by the video which was taken by one of the volunteers at the African Lion and Environmental Research Tr

r />'It is very unusual to see giraffe behaving like that and most people, even those in the wildlife sector, have never seen such a thing. Some people have likened it to yoga

r />Male giraffes often take part in a neck swinging and headbutting battle with each other as part of a ritual to identify the alpha male in the tower (group of giraffes






r />Heavy weight: The small giraffe doesn't seem to enjoy having the other's leg weighing down his neck as he splays his legs out to stay bala

















r />Act cool: The giraffes continue their display of dominance to each other as they walk in a circle while attached by the neck and


r />However in this awkward exchange it seems the giraffes do not need much of a tussle to measure each other up, with the smaller giraffe clearly under the th

r />Scientists believe that giraffes with longer necks attract more females, as they are able to assert their dominance on smaller giraf

r />Giraffes also use their long neck to feed on the leaves, shoots, and fruits of tall trees.

r />They can grow up to 20ft tall and their necks can be over 6ft in length.
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