THE HEAVY WEIGHT ELEPHANTS CHAMPIONSHIP

Like a real-life Clash of the Titans, these eight-ton elephants tear into each other for supremacy on the plains of Africa.

The two enormous raging bulls - each 13ft high - fight for the affection of herd females, who fled in terror at the macho display.

With five-foot long ivory tusks acting like daggers, the duelling elephants ram each other head on during their battle.

Raging bulls: The mighty elephants smash heads as they attempt to spear each other with their 5ft-long tusks

Macho display: The 13ft-high beasts were competing to win the affections of the females in the herd, who had by this time fled from the scene in terror

It ended with victory, and the girls, for one - but defeat and shame for the other.

'These fights are usually related to females,' said Charles, 70, who has travelled the world for the past 50 years photographing nature.

'The bulls were around 40 years old and in peak condition.'

The photographs show the female elephants trying to run away from the fight in fear.

Tremendous power: One of the males rears up on top the other in an attempt to gain superiority as the ten-minute battle nears an end

Reaching breaking point: It is not uncommon for tusks to break in these fights such is the ferociousness of the battle

And the winner takes it all...

Enjoying the spoils: With the battle won, the victorious male heads off into the distance with his two trophies, while the other is left hanging his head in shame

There is a popular African proverb that says 'When two bulls fight its the grass that gets hurt'. In this case in the wild when two elephants square off, its the dust that gets a beating..When you came across this two amateur interesting fight of two massive elephant bulls battling it out. Enjoy