# @science on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DUgSjUfk7Gn
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/55696656-science-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-02-08T17:00:40.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Science 🧬 (@science) — https://gondola.cc/science

## Caption

Male giraffes take a mouthful of the female's urine to determine if she'd be a good mate. This is known as the “Flehmen sequence”, where the male giraffe will approach the female and then rub against her backside until she pees.⁠
In intense bouts, male giraffes compete for dominance by steadying their legs and swinging their necks to deliver sledgehammer blows to each other with the stout ossicones atop their heads.⁠
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Male giraffes will explore a female's rump and genital area, and if she likes him (wink!) she'll voluntarily produce urine which he'll sniff and taste, to see if she's in estrus.⁠
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#giraffes #biology #science #animals⁠

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