Get stuffed! Wild turkeys in Montana bite each other’s faces and leap 5ft in the air to attack with their claws in astonishing fight

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This is the moment two wild turkeys ended up biting each other's faces as they attacked each other with their claws in an astonishing fight.

And the birds became so entwined in the fight, they ended up looking like a new species.

They also jumped up to five feet in the air in order to attack their opponent with their sharp claws.

The two wild turkeys ended up biting each other's faces after becoming embroiled in a fight in Montana in the USA

Wildlife photographer Donald Jones, says the turkey's face biting was a common fight technique among the birds

After their fight the males, which weigh up to 20lbs (9kg), were left a little worse for wear - with missing feathers and small injuries around their beaks.

The wild turkeys were spotted fighting in western Montana, USA, for several minutes and other birds were happy to join in with the fight if the pair got too close.

Wildlife photographer Donald Jones, 56, of Troy, Montana, USA, said the turkey's face biting was a common fight technique among the birds.

He added: 'They are fully grown adult turkeys and their face biting, where it looks like they are trying to eat each other's faces, is just their way to fight.

'I have actually seen males hold this position for up to 20 minutes.

The wild turkeys were spotted fighting for several minutes and other birds were happy to join in with the fight if the pair got too close

'These particular males were fighting for several minutes. Most of the noise came from their feet and wings hitting each other.

'There were as many as 30 wild turkeys, both hens and toms that were just observing the fight but often another tom would jump in if they got too close.

'As part of their fighting they would jump up between three and five feet to attack one another.

The birds also jumped up to five feet in the air in order to attack their opponent with their sharp claws

'I wasn't sure who won the fight in the end but there were missing feathers and a little blood around the beak of both the turkeys.

'After the fight things just quietened down and everyone went back to feeding.

'I always like to capture fight action with any of my subjects, and with turkeys this is as good as it gets.'