Giraffe fights are called necking.
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Necking
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These movements, called necking, are used by male giraffes for fighting and courting.
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If you stretch out a rod made of a ductile material, it will thin out in the middle in a process called "necking".
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"Ugh, my head!" "Well, you were necking that whisky last night."
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