[Leica] Bullfight - from the back end of the jeep

[imra at iol.ie (Douglas Barry)]

Spectacular action, Alastair!

Douglas

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From: "afirkin" <afirkin at afirkin.com>
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Subject: [Leica] Bullfight - from the back end of the jeep


> Further to Jay's great story and shots, these are from the other end of 
> the
> jeep:
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> http://tinyurl.com/kksv58c
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> First touch: just a minor joust
>
> http://tinyurl.com/lm6kp9l
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> the younger bull would 'hide' behind trees (and later a pond) trying to 
> minimize
> the 'impact' with the older larger elephant. Here we can see how the older 
> and
> more experienced bull would lower his trunk, slightly twist his head and 
> 'ram'
> his 'blunt' tusk in between the eyes of the younger male. The younger male 
> had
> magnificent tusks. Long sharp and undamaged, but this proves size is not 
> always
> important ;-)
>
>
> http://tinyurl.com/l4nfnzk
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> http://tinyurl.com/ky6asha
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> Locking horns. After the first 'thump' between the eyes, the older male 
> would
> lock into position and push his younger competitor backwards
>
> http://tinyurl.com/ln3u3ue
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> the last joust: here the older one again thrusts his tusk into the upper 
> trunk
> of the younger. What follows is a close up of that. You can see the
> 'indentation' and the dust thrown off the beta male as the contact 
> impacts.
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> http://tinyurl.com/mgp7qq2
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> http://tinyurl.com/lqt4lh6
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> More shoving and the smaller one was almost 'out of it'. Make sure you 
> look at
> the next one large
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> http://tinyurl.com/n6bypj7
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> Here the dust is really flying as the younger male is forced back.
>
> http://tinyurl.com/n4hqrl6
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> finally in the distance the older male catches up to the fleeing 
> challenger. He
> whacks him with his truck and sends the pretender on his way
>
> It was FANTASTIC to see this unfold.
>
> Cheers
>
> Alastair
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