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04-21-2008, 09:27 PM
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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!
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LOL!
I was thinking, "My god, what kind of dogs WERE these that three could take on an alligator?!"
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Originally Posted by Pythoness  LOL!
I was thinking, "My god, what kind of dogs WERE these that three could take on an alligator?!" |
Ferocious dogs. Horrible, killer, man-eating dogs.
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Originally Posted by Pythoness LOL!
I was thinking, "My god, what kind of dogs WERE these that three could take on an alligator?!" | LMAO yea me too! Then I scrolled down.....
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I was ready to see something really gross!!!
instead, I was bombarded with cuteness overkill!!! 
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I totally got PUNKED!
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