WHEN THE TITANS CLASH...

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[Buff-Buster]

Fantastic picture Doc! Never underestimate the power of an elephant!

 

[Wheels]

Doc, great pic. Did you take it or do you know where it was taken.

An old friend who was a croc hunter on the upper Ruaha told a similar story to this photo. Over a few days they saw a couple of buff and a few hippo that had been killed by an elephant. One day responding to noise they came upon a blind cow elephant that was loco killing a hippo or buff. (I don't remember which now) He put her out of her misery.

 

[DOC-404]

Doc, great pic. Did you take it or do you know where it was taken.

I've seen elephants doing their 'who's the boss' thing on a few occasions in the wild. This, however, happened right in front of the viewing area at a waterhole on Erindi private reserve. The hippo, uptight about her calf, picked on the wrong guy and got bitch-slapped.

 

[Wheels]

Thanks for the description. Not a scene very many people get to see.