This two-year-old calf risks his life by approaching a male rhino who is wanting to mate his mum.

The clip, filmed February 23 in North Uthungulu, South Africa, shows the young calf timidly walk up to the male rhino checking him out.

Nature enthusiast Tim Brown told Newsflare: “It is normal that when a Rhino calf is weaned usually 18 months, the mother comes into season and males begin to pursue her to sire their own offspring.

"The problem with this is the rhino bull has one thing on his mind and that is mating with the female. To a two-year-old calf that gets in the way can easily be killed by the male Rhino.”

During our recent Trip to Hluhluwe game reserve we saw how nature works.

This Rhino calf about 2 years old takes his life into his own hands by approaching a male Rhino that wants to mate with his mother.

It is normal that when a Rhino calf is weaned usually 18 months, the mother comes into season and males begin to pursue her to sire their own off spring. The problem with this is the Rhino bull has one thing on his mind and that is mating with the female to a 2 year old calf that gets in the way can easily be killed by the male Rhino.

This Rhino bull played it cool when the calf approached him numerous times. Maybe he was trying to impress the female...

Lesson here is to never get between raging hormones, you will come of second best.

This was a lucky Rhino calf, for now.

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