Male giraffes fight each other by 'necking'! They push their long necks against each other, bending and twisting them in order to win the fight by a show of strength. Many animals fight this way, including snakes, insects and crabs. Competing in this way allows animals to find out who's boss while protecting themselves from injury. The strongest wins and the loser just has to go away.
Storms beneath the sea
Storms beneath the sea Researchers have released a deepwater probe into
the ocean in order to gain a better understanding of "megaplumes",
hurricane-like bursts of hot water that occur on the ocean floor.
First discovered in 1986, it is yet to be determined how megaplumes
get started, but there are plans to begin an observatory near
Axial, an undersea volcano where megaplumes have
occurred. 6 MAY 1999
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