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Springbok males often engage in fights or sparring. In this instance the two springbok's horns got 'entangled' and locked together. Unable to free themselves, we can only assume that the one must have broken his neck, leaving the surviving springbok to try and get free. While he was trying to get away, a jackal, an opportunistic scavenger was already feeding on the dead springbok.
The rule is not to interfere with nature which is always a difficult situation as it is human nature to want to help. Being in a National Park, we are only observers. This was truly heart-breaking to watch. I was really hoping that by some miracle the surviving springbok would be able to free himself, but to no avail. He also succumbed to absolute exhaustion. A truly tragic ending.