At times nature can be cruel, but there is also a raw beauty, and even a certain justice manifested within that cruelty.
The alligator, one of the oldest and ultimate predators, normally considered the 'apex predator,' can still fall victim to implemented 'team work' strategy, made possible due to the tight knit social structure and 'survival of the pack mentality' bred into the canines.
See the remarkable photograph below courtesy of Nature Magazine. Note that the Alpha dog has a muzzle hold on the gator preventing it from breathing, while another dog has a hold on the tail to keep it from thrashing. The third dog attacks the soft underbelly of the gator.
Not for the squeamish.
Click here to see the picture.
Thanks to Lapin.
I hesitated to click on the link, but laughed out loud, soft hearted dog lover that I am. Thanks for the pick me up.
ReplyDeleteSo there's a place for a clumber in gator hunting, I guess.... cute, very cute, Mimi!
ReplyDeleteAiredale, glad to be of service. Thanks for visiting.
ReplyDeleteClumber, yeah! C'mon down and hunt the 'gators.
awwwww.... good puppies.
ReplyDeleteDoes Padre Mickey know about this?
ReplyDeleteOh, Mimi, I was looking for blood!!!!
ReplyDeleteAnd no warning label announcing a C-rating (for Cuteness). Adorable puppies.
ReplyDeleteSince I have a household with lots of stuffed animals, I would not allow those adorable puppies in my home, however. My "children" come first.
Hahahaahahahahahaha!
ReplyDeleteI had such trepidation. And then my worst fears were confirmed.
I am dying over here!!!
Y'all clicked anyway didn't you? Sorry to disappoint all you bloodthirsty folks. There should be a law against such cuteness.
ReplyDeleteThey are so plushy cute!
ReplyDeleteMean Mimi!
ReplyDeleteI just couldn't possibly imagine what breed of dog even in a group could possibly tag-team a gator. You're baaaaaad, Grandmère!
ReplyDeleteI was surprised that the stuffed alligator was not a live kitten ! Here kitty, kitty, kitty........
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