Complicated mating habits

Deer have a rather complex mating process and have been studied by biologists over a long period of time. Male giraffes use an uncanny method to determine if their mate is ready to mate. When a female is approached by a male giraffe, she will first be rubbed on her back until she wants to urinate. When the female is urinating, the male giraffe will taste the urine as an act to find out if the female is ready to mate. This amusing act is known as the "Flehmen sequence."

If the male giraffe feels that she is ready to mate, it will start stalking her. Biologists have observed that in many cases, females simply run away from males and look out for better males. Once the male has tasted her urine and is satisfied with it, he will persist in pursuing her until she agrees to mate. On the other hand, if a female becomes interested in a male giraffe, the female herself will pursue the male giraffe and make him taste her urine. Taste urine to the liking of male giraffes, and soon they will have fluff.

Another interesting case between giraffes is when two males compete for a female. This could be called a battle of the necks, in which males press their necks together like gladiators wielding swords on a battlefield until one of them gives up and submits. There are also rare occasions when they swing their necks and try to hurt each other. In such cases, the male with the longer neck wins most of the times. When the fight came to an end, the males stroked each other's necks and ended up having sex with each other! In fact, 75% to 94% of the time a male giraffe copulates with another male giraffe! The animal kingdom is weird!