Watch: Two leopards fight over a warthog [graphic video]

Two leopards were recently caught on camera fighting over a warthog.

Tarryn Rae, a 33-year-old field guide for Mankwe Gametrackers, recently had this once in a lifetime sighting this past weekend in Pilanesberg.

According to Latest Sightings, Tarryn shared the experience saying it was a spectacular sighting.

While Tarryn was out on a six-hour drive with a guest, the last thing she and her guest expected was a leopard sighting:

“I must admit, the first three hours were a little quiet as it was still rather cold and no one had seen any big cats. We stopped for a troop of baboons that were walking around and playing on the road. While watching the baboons having a great time, I heard that a leopard had been spotted about 2 km up the road we were on.”

She went to look for the leopard shortly after.

“The game viewer ahead of me had gone to the area where the leopard had been seen and said there was no sign of it. So when we then stopped to look at two small warthogs for a brief second and while watching them, I mentioned to my guest that leopards love eating warthogs. I couldn’t even finish my sentence when my guest said: ‘there’s a leopard!’ – sure as nuts, there was a massive warthog with a leopard attached to it.”

The leopard was spotted fighting the warthog who evidently also put up a brave fight.

“They eventually ended up in a bush. I then turned to my guest and said all the squealing is going to attract some attention from other predators. The next thing we looked up and another big male leopard was crossing the road in the direction of the squealing warthog. This was possibly the leopard that had originally been spotted and reported further down the road.”

The leopards eventually had their own fight and subsequently forgot about the warthog.

“They stood eyeing each other out for a second and then the claws came out and a fight erupted. After they had their fight, the intruder that stumbled across the leopard with his warthog became submissive.

“In the meantime, the leopards were so busy fighting they didn’t notice the very shocked, injured but determined warthog walking out from the bush and make its way towards a burrow. The two then chased each other up a hill and out of sight. They were seen around there a few times throughout the day probably looking for the warthog.”

Watch: Two leopards fight over a warthog [graphic video]