Hartebeest and Eland squabble

I saw a funny thing the other day; now we often see herds of mixed animals, zebra and wildebeest, gemsbok and eland etc… especially on windy days. Driving to Galpin dam however, I saw a Red Hartebeest amongst a group of Eland looking particularly like he thought he belonged. He was even sniffing the females with great interest and challenging some of the bigger males. One such challenge went on for quite a while with lots of posturing and head banging, normally reserved for intra-species squabbling.

Posted: Kwandwe by Toast Seagers, Date: 17 October 2007