During a recent morning safari in the Kruger National Park, we noticed a huge dust cloud hanging over the bush a short distance in front of us. We decided to drive closer and investigate what was going on. Arriving at the scene we were stunned by what we found. Two big male kudu antelope were locked in a serious fight using their massive horns. We could clearly hear the loud bashing sounds when their horns clashed. At one stage during the intense fight one kudu bull managed to hook the other male around the neck and dragged him around in a solid grip. In my 10 years of guiding and living in the African bush, this is only the second time ever I have witnessed such an event. After the eland antelope species, the kudu is the world’s second largest antelope species. The kudu male has the longest and most impressive horns of all the African antelope. The male kudu is normally not aggressive with each other at all. Dominance is usually established by a peaceful lateral display, when bulls will weigh up their opponents by a show of their good looks. Only in rare circumstances when two animals are equally matched, will they actually fight using their powerful horns. These fights can then go all the way till death. This particular fight lasted over half an hour until one male eventually gave up and ran away. Watching these majestic antelope doing battle with their magnificent horns was a priceless experience indeed.