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Dramatic moment rival giraffes batter each other with their heads in deadly duel during mating season

THESE giraffes may look like lovers necking — but they are locked in deadly combat.

The 17ft males are using their heads to batter each other for supremacy during mating season in Tanzania, East Africa.

These giraffes may look like lovers necking — but they are locked in deadly combat
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These giraffes may look like lovers necking — but they are locked in deadly combatCredit: mediadrumimages.com/TomaszSzpila
Can't touch this: one giraffe outmanoeuvres the other
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Can't touch this: one giraffe outmanoeuvres the otherCredit: mediadrumimages.com/TomaszSzpila

The fight — with half-ton blows — can last for half an hour and even end in death.

With necks like these, let’s hope it’s a tie.

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