Passionate tango performed by giraffes

Categories: Africa | Animals |

It seems that the giraffes in these pictures are performing a passionate pair dance - tango. But in fact, graceful giants are engaged in a ritual battle for the female. It will continue until one of them is defeated and falls to the ground.

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Passionate tango performed by giraffes

Passionate tango performed by giraffes

1. The pictures were taken in Luangwa National Park in Zambia by photographer Dana Allen.

Passionate tango performed by giraffes

2. Two young and ambitious males participated in the "dance".

Passionate tango performed by giraffes

3. The battle lasted more than two hours.

Passionate tango performed by giraffes

4. The animals moved very slowly and smoothly. Often their movements were synchronous. This created the illusion of a pair dance.

Passionate tango performed by giraffes

5. At the end of the fight, the winner left with the female.

Passionate tango performed by giraffes

6. Dan Allen is already fifty-one years old. Twenty-five years of which he has devoted to photographing animals in the regions of South, East and Central Africa.

Passionate tango performed by giraffes

7. The photographer came very close to the animals, but they paid absolutely no attention to him.

Passionate tango performed by giraffes

8. Fight of giants.

Keywords: Giraffes | Male | Dance

     

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