This dramatic footage shows the intense fight between two raging elephants as they battle it out for dominance.
A group out on safari got more than they bargained for when they stumbled across the brutal fight – leaving the elephants bloodied and battered, with one even losing half a tusk.
Tussle: Dramatic images capture the moment two elephants went head-to-head as they battled it out for dominance in Delta
Battle: Sand billows up from the ground as they animals clash and stomp their feet in the brutal fight in front of a group of tourists
Rivals: The dramatic scenes were caught on camera by tourist Kathryn Bakken, from Los Angeles, when she was on safari during a holiday to Botswana
The dramatic scenes were caught on camera by tourist Kathryn Bakken, from Los Angeles, when she was on safari during a holiday to Botswana with her husband Chad.
Prepare for battle: The animals circle each other as they prepare to fight after crashing out of nearby bushes into an open space
Injured: The elephants were left bloodied and battered following the fight last month. One animal was pictured with blood on his tusk
Bloodied: The brutal fight, which took place in Duba Plains, in Botswana’s Okavango Delta, left one elephant with blood on his tusks