The Giraffe Fell Long After the Knockout Blow

Description

A male giraffe's neck swing during "necking" battles can deliver anywhere from 400 to nearly 1,800 pounds of force approx. 1,710 to 8,000+ newtons.They target opponents using their ossicones (the stubby, horn-like bony structures on top of their heads) as hard clubs.Full-force strikes are heavy enough to knock rival males completely off their feet, break bones, or cause severe internal trauma.

Filmed in Masai Mara via Hammet