This rare footage shows a "once-in-a-lifetime" fight between a pair of bull elephants as a group of trainee safari guides scramble to safety. <br /><br />Christopher Schoeman, 29, filmed the extremely rare encounter in Kruger National park, South Africa, on March 16th.<br /><br />The footage shows the two large bull elephants engaged in a heated battle, knocking over nearby trees.<br /><br />Professional guide Christopher, 29, who was leading the group of trainees, revealed the fight when on for about 30 minutes.<br /><br />He said: "The first thing we heard was the sound of smashing tusks. They were going over trees straight in our direction."<br /><br />The moment was quite tense for Christopher and the trainees, as they were afraid they would get caught up by the violent struggle.<br /><br />Christopher added: "It's quite an adrenaline rush. I wouldn't put our lives in danger, but when they are fighting like that, they almost don't know you are there.<br /><br />"I wouldn't say I was fearful for our lives. I can predict elephant behaviour quite well, but there's a reason we shot out of there."<br /><br />He said that the elephants were likely in musth, a period of the year in which males have extraordinarily high levels of testosterone, and get very aggressive.<br /><br />Christopher said there was likely a breeding herd of elephants nearby, meaning the two large males would have been competing for their attention.<br /><br />A battle such as this is incredibly rare, and unless you work in the park, or go there regularly, the kind of thing you would only see once in a lifetime.<br /><br />Christopher said: "I've been in the bush my whole life. Yu don't often see a fight like that. They went on about 30 minutes.<br /><br />"Two males don't just see each other and start fighting. You need one of the two factors, musth and a breeding herd nearby. These guys had both.<br /><br />"For people who are coming up to the park and aren't here regularly this is a once-in-a-lifetime sighting. I've never seen a fight this aggressive before."
