What do you do when you see two huge hulks having a big fight in full intensity ? First, you think of your own safety.
I did that. Ensured that I was a safe distance away, safely tucked in my safari jeep.
And then ?
Then you absorb yourself into watching this great spectacle of two male Indian bisons (gaurs) hurling into each other, massive horns jutting out and then getting locked with those of the adversary.
It is all about brute force generated by the tonnes of weight of their massive bodies. The weaker ones in the herd stay away and watch the ongoing battle royale. It is nothing less than royale, for the winner gets the courtship of the female bison. She is nearby, and raises her head just once in a while to see the bull fight, but then she carries on with her munching.
Meanwhile, the fight continues. There are no half measures. No inch is given, none conceded.
I stand there enchanted. Capturing a rare moment in my wildlife sojourn.
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