Footage shows the 700kg cape buffalo charge at the white rhino, which weighs almost 2.5 tons, before its front feet are lifted clear off the ground.
As the rhino continues to push the buffalo, sand begins to fly into the air and one member of the tour group says: ‘The buffalo is not giving up.’
The buffalo and bull rhino charge at each other at the Kariega Game Reserve in South Africa on September 23
The buffalo stands its ground as the rhino continues to headbutt it in front of the herd
The two creatures continue to charge at each other as the herd of buffaloes surrounding the two animals slowly approach.
After a few minutes of aggressive battle, the rhino appears to recognise that the buffalo will not back down.
It then retreats from the scene as one member of the tour says: ‘The rhino’s seeing all these other buffaloes coming and thinking twice about it. He’s backing off now.
‘The rhino bull will have weighed around 2.5 tons and I think this buffalo was around 700kg, so it was a bit of a mismatch.
The huge rhino lifts the front feet of the buffalo clear off the ground but the creature refuses to give in
Sand swirls around the two animals as they go head-to-head and the surrounding herd watch
The bull rhino eventually recognises the buffalo will not retreat and leaves the scene
Wayne Howarth (pictured) said that that he had ‘never seen this happen before’ in his 11 years of being a tour guide
The rhino sends the buffalo flying after the pair squared off in Kariega Game Reserve, South Africa, in September