Take that: A Siberian tiger makes the most of it when his brother turns his back, leading to a spectacular 20-minute water fight at the Nikolaev Zoo in the Ukraine

All teeth and claws: After the element of surprise has been lost, the equally matched cats settle into a war of attrition - spraying water everywhere and slowly angering their watching mother

It was a real splash of the titans when this spectacular display of tiger play-fighting was caught on camera.

After one 28-and-a-half-stone Siberian tiger launched himself at his brother, the pair became locked in a wild water fight.

They rolled and tumbled - until a roar of disapproval from their watching mother led them to down paws.

The scene at the Nikolaev Zoo in Ukraine was captured in these stunning pictures by 23-year-old visitor Andry Kal’mus.

‘You could feel the power of the contest between them,’ he said. ‘It lasted for 20 minutes as they tried to beat each other.’

Wet and wild: The amazing pictures of the tiger play fight were taken by zoo visitor Andriy Kal'mus. The resulting images are certainly better than your average holiday snaps

Stand-off: After around 20 minutes of continuous fighting, the two brothers realise that they are just going to have to agree to disagree - that and the fact that their mother was literally roaring at them to stop