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

[afirkin at afirkin.com (afirkin)]

Further to Jay's great story and shots, these are from the other end of the
jeep:

http://tinyurl.com/kksv58c

First touch: just a minor joust

http://tinyurl.com/lm6kp9l


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 ;-)


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http://tinyurl.com/ky6asha

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


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.

http://tinyurl.com/mgp7qq2

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More shoving and the smaller one was almost 'out of it'. Make sure you look 
at
the next one large

http://tinyurl.com/n6bypj7

Here the dust is really flying as the younger male is forced back.

http://tinyurl.com/n4hqrl6

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