RARE MOMENT CAPTURED OF A WILD SHOWDOWN BETWEEN TWO HIPPOS <br />WITH PIX AND VID<br />By Shuk Yee Tsang<br />Two massive hippos clash in an epic encounter.<br />Pareet Shah, 46, a professional photographer from Kenya, captured this rare sighting in the Maasai Mara.<br />Pareet has been photographing animals for decades, starting as a young boy exploring local National Parks with his family.<br />He shared that spotting this rare fight was both thrilling and intense, describing the jaw-locking battle as a fight for territory and mating rights.<br />Pareet said: “We were driving on a game drive photographing lions when we noticed two animals fighting in the distance. <br />"Through binoculars, we realised it was two massive male hippos.<br />“They locked jaws for minutes at a time, the tusks making incredible noises, and one was clearly losing blood. <br />"It was intense and rare to witness in the wild.<br />“Male hippos fight mainly for territory and mating rights, and encounters like this rarely happen outside the water.<br />“When we left, the battle was still ongoing, and it looked likely one of them would not survive.”<br />END
