Trunk and disorderly! Two six-ton bull elephants flatten trees during heavyweight battle for supremacy at South African national park

UK Daily Mail ^ | 4 January 2022 | Elmira Tarantarova

[Scarlett156]

This is the incredible moment two six-ton bull elephants clashed in a 10-minute blockbuster battle just yards away from a walking tour.

The mighty animals flattened trees as they stomped around and wrestled with their trunks.

Chris Bates was on a tour in Kruger National Park, South Africa, when he filmed the incredible clash on the trail.

[Scarlett156]

This is pretty chill. A lot of trumpeting, juveniles fleeing the scene, and tree-smash. The big elephant seems to be getting the worst of it, but he's just rope-a-doping the smaller one. (I think. There was no post-fight analysis.)

[AuntB]

Wow

[Scarlett156]

How’s it going today?

[AuntB]

One day at a time.. thanks

[AuntB]

Thanks for the elephant story. I had collected elephants since I was a kid. Had some beauties

[woodbutcher1963]

“One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas, I don’t know.”

Groucho Marx

[null and void]

When the elephants fight the grass suffers ~ African proverb.

Often translates as: When the elephants struggle the grass suffers.

[Eleutheria5]

Is there a betting pool?

[dfwgator]

In the hard and unrelenting world of nature the ceaseless struggle for survival continues. This time one of the pantomime horses concedes defeat and so lives to fight another day.

[sport]

What are you doing? Reenacting Andrew Gillum and his partner's romp in the hotel room?

[Rennes Templar]

Tsk tsk.

[drSteve78]

WWElephants

[aquila48]

Bit of an exaggeration...

More like bushes than trees.

[BobL]

“The big elephant seems to be getting the worst of it, but he’s just rope-a-doping the smaller one. (I think. There was no post-fight analysis.)”

The big guy was a bit slow with the footwork and the left hook, but the little guy hit him with low blow, so that may have been part of it.

[atc23]

Is that what they call trees over at the Daily Mail? haha. That’s brush.

[Scarlett156]

“Is that what they call trees over at the Daily Mail? haha. That’s brush.”

Wow, you guys are relentless. O.o