Two male jumbos fight over a female

Two male elephants in Thailand got into a fight over mating rights with a female elephant. The wild jumbo even had a physical clash during their week-long standoff. Apparently, a truce was reached on Sunday.

Male elephants often fight over dominance. Two jumbos in Thailand appeared to have made up with each other by a simple gesture of shaking trunks.,

Kaenggreang, one of the male elephants, touching trunks with his pal Siplor, to make peace after the duel in Chachoengsao province, Thailand.

Apparently, the clash between the two elephants occurred when the cheeky jumbo Siplor tried to challenge Kaenggreang, a larger and older elephant according to park rangers.

Siplor who was in the heat of the moment during the matin season attempted to steal a female elephant in the herd all to himself. The two had been watching each other from a distance and even had a physical altercation bumping trunks two weeks ago.

Park Rangers at the Khao Ang Rue Nai Wildlife Sanctuary, said they will continue monitoring the elephants for signs they have made peace.

Each heard has one female that is the matriarch while males stay with the family until they reach the age of 12 or 15 when they leave the herd and live alone or join up with other bulls.

Male and female elephants live separately and only visit when some of the females are in their mating season known as estrus.

When a male approaches a female in estrus may at first show wariness, but if she is interested, she will then leave the family group and walk with the male.

The male may chase the female, if she retreats, and will chase off any other males. They may stroke each other with their trunks before the male mounts on the female from behind standing almost vertically as they mate.