What a pain in the neck! Giraffe looks wonky after suffering an injury

What a pain in the neck! Giraffe looks wonky after suffering an injury

  • Male giraffe spotted in The Chyulu Hills, South Eastern Kenya last month
  • Conservationist Philip J. Briggs, 36, from Amboseli, Kenya, saw his unusual neck
  • Philip said the wonky neck is the likely result of a possible condition or injury

A giraffe appears to embrace his wonky neck after an injury left him out of shape. 

Philip J. Briggs, 36, from Amboseli, Kenya, spotted the giraffe while visiting The Chyulu Hills, South Eastern Kenya, last month.

According to Philip, a conservationist, the giraffe looks healthy and his misshaped neck is the result of a possible condition or injury.

Giraffes’ necks are considered one of their biggest assets as they use them for reaching foliage and competing with other animals.

The out-of-shape neck is the likely result of a condition or injury

The giraffe sports his wonky neck in The Chyulu Hills, South Eastern (left). The out-of-shape neck is the likely result of a condition or injury

Philip said: ‘The frontal view of the giraffe really depicts the severity of the out of shape neck.

Philip J. Briggs, 36, from Amboseli, Kenya, spotted the giraffe

Philip J. Briggs, 36, from Amboseli, Kenya, spotted the giraffe

‘My first reaction to seeing this giraffe was that he is a true survivor, since his remarkable good health suggested that his neck problem was not holding him back whatsoever.

‘But to me this giraffe represented more than just being a survivor, he stood strong airing a boldness and a statement of ‘you can bend me, but you cannot break me’. 

‘Nature can be cruel and some inspirational animals really defy logic.

‘To see a giraffe with such a crooked neck and yet be so healthy really shocked me.

‘Just imagine what it’s like for him to drink water? Does he have to bend, a vulnerable action, even further down to reach water

He continued: ‘How does he compete with other male giraffe over females since in these bouts males literally swing their head and neck crashing it into their opponent like a club?

‘And then the question arose of how his neck came to be so bent. Did he develop a scoliosis condition, or a small injury from a young age that continued to grow out of shape?

‘Either way, this giraffe doesn’t seem to be fazed and is taking life in his stride.’

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