Brotherly love? This is the jungle, mate!
TWO brothers fighting over a woman... it sounds like an EastEnders storyline but this is the law of the jungle, East Africa-style.
These siblings battled until both were red in tooth and claw as they sought to win the affections of a lioness – and control of the pride – at the Masai Mara wildlife reserve in Kenya.
Their ferocious fight was captured by seasoned safari photographers Laurent Renaud and Dominique Haution, who are both 55 and teachers in northern France. Mr Renaud said: ‘It was great to be able to take photographs of the lions and with the noise of them fighting, it really was an amazing moment.’
Miss Haution explained: ‘When lions want to take over a pride, the old lions fight with the new ones.
‘But seeing two lion brothers fighting, one against the other, is a very rare sighting. We were very lucky to witness it, and both lions unfortunately ended up with serious wounds.
‘But that’s just what happens in the wild and we would never interfere with nature.’
Although both brothers were left with nastylooking wounds, the victor seemed to make a rapid recovery, despite a bloody nose.
A mere 15 minutes after the scrap ended, he was triumphantly collecting his prize he nuzzled up to the lioness.