From the Highlands to the Alps, Europe's evocative landscapes are the backdrop for epic wildlife drama; normally stoic red deer go wild during the rut; wolf packs clash over territory, and foxes do the foxtrot but it's not as nice as it sounds.

The latitudes south of the Sahara offer vastly different battlegrounds for a wide range of warriors; male giraffes swing their heads like wrecking balls, zebras boast the most powerful kick in the animal kingdom, and chimpanzee warfare is familiar.