The survival war of animals

Dogfighting eagles, lions attacking wild buffalo, hippopotamus in the herd of antelopes are the typical scenes of harsh life in wild nature.

Photographer Steve Bloom (South Africa) photographed nature during the past 16 years. He went to many places on the planet to record the fiercest battles of animals. The photos below are part of Bloom's stock of photos.

Two Manchu tigers fought in China. This tiger is also known as Siberian tiger, Amur tiger, Ussuri tiger. They are the largest cat family in the world (weighs an average of 350 kg, 3.7 m long). There are only 10-17 children in northern China.

Lion attacks wild buffalo in Masai Mara reserve, Kenya.

Elephant war in Kenya's Amboseli National Park.

Bald eagle fighting in the sky of Alaska, USA.

Pair of white bears at Churchill nose, Canada.

The hippopotamus leaped up when the antelope and zebra swarmed across the Mara River in the Masai Mara reserve, Kenya.

The confrontation between the lioness and the elephant in Botswana.