Posted on 12/03/2013 7:15:01 PM PST by DogByte6RER
Ire of the tiger! Stunning pictures capture bloodied beasts slashing each other with their claws in dramatic battle over territory
• Dramatic battle caught on camera in the Londolozi private game reserve in Pretoria, South Africa
• The clash erupted after one of the tigers delivered a vicious blow to the neck of its rival
• After 45 minutes of bloody battle the larger tiger was deemed the winner
This is the incredible moment a pair of bloodied tigers slashed each other with their claws in a dramatic fight over territory.
The dramatic battle was caught on camera at the world famous 'Tiger Canyons' in the Londolozi private game reserve in Pretoria, South Africa.
The clash erupted after one of the tigers delivered a vicious blow to the neck of its rival.
Believing it to be dead, the tiger released its opponent from its jaws but instead of the fight coming to a grizzly end, the two broke out in a second, even more savage struggle.
German photographer, Marion Vollborn, captured the predatory pair while on safari tour.
Ms Vollborn said 'The day before I took these pictures, our group spotted two male tigers pacing along each of their own territory borders.
'There had been a female tiger who had mated with both males and there was a very tense atmosphere but nothing had yet happened.
'In the morning we all suddenly heard a loud roar and we drove immediately towards the noise.
'The male tigers we had been observing the day before were in the water hidden by reeds, one had bitten the other on the throat and they both remained still for several minutes.
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Funny!
Sounds like any average episode of COPS
Tiggers Bounce.
And going to the Tiger Temple in Thailand is on my bucket list...
Well, that escalated quickly.
Tigers are smart, they don’t stick around to wait for that. Love ‘em and leave ‘em.
I laugh at Liberals. They are constantly wrong. They grieve over tigers living peacefully in a zoo with easy regular meals, rest, no competition and full Veterinary care. They think they are better off in the wild, where they fight, go hungry and die younger.
Liberals are just so stupid.
There was a bear there, too? (Note: Spellcheck is not always your friend.)
“There was a bear there, too?”
Was it holding a shark?
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