A remarkable story and picture.....


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 in its natural eco-system, can still fall victim to implemented team work strategy, made possible by the tight knit social structure and survival of the fittest pack mentality bred into canines over the last thousands of years by natural selection.


See the remarkable photograph attached, courtesy of Nature Magazine.


Note that the Alpha dog has a muzzle hold on the gator preventing it from breathing, while the remainder of the pack prevents the beast from rolling.


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lol, ya got me. good one

hahaha, aah you had me fooled

:lolhit:

Awwww--how adorable! So much better than what I expected to see, too!:smile2:

I was fooled also. I was wondering why this would be posted in humor. Good one Red good one.;)

OMG hehe
The middle puppy looks just like mine when he was just a puppy.
He is a lot bigger now though, and a bed hog lol