Alligator gets mauled by dogs!!

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.

Beware! This is not for the squeamish!



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I got this in an email and thought it was funny and wanted to pass it along for some others to get a laugh...
 

elfiii

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Score a "win" for the dogs!
 

GA_Longhorn

Senior Member
Ohhhh, the horror of it all. Someone please stop the agony! :p

Regards,
Charles
 
I always figured alligator dogs would have a short lifespan considering the quarry, but them look like they are grown dogs!!
 
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