The Fight - Welgevonden Game Reserve, South Africa

No this was not a wrestling cage match between two warthogs but probably a fight for the favor of a female warthog. As the fight began, our Rangers indicated that it probably would be over in a matter of a few minutes. These two, however, had different ideas. This match took well over 10 minutes and covered a large area around our vehicles. A lot of the time, their horns were locked together with a lot of pushing each other forwards and backwards. Occasional, one of the warthogs would take a running start and leap in the air in anticipation of a massive head butt. I was fortunate to capture one of those attempted head butts mid-air. There was a winner in the fight, but no death or serious injury to the loser other than a loss of pride.