Dog Pack Kills Alligator In Florida
Brought to you by Donna, Los Osos
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 below, 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!
Aaaawwwwwww! Aren’t they cute?!?
August 30th, 2006 at 12:43 pm
ROFLMAO!! Too cute!!
August 30th, 2006 at 1:03 pm
Can I have one please? lol
August 30th, 2006 at 1:23 pm
And I was expecting something else, silly me. Nice picture!
August 30th, 2006 at 1:31 pm
Picture them doing this to your favorite pair of boots!
August 30th, 2006 at 2:22 pm
God loves dogs. So do I.
August 30th, 2006 at 2:59 pm
That poor gator wouldn’t last 2 minutes at my house with Killer:)
August 30th, 2006 at 7:20 pm
I can’t believe I fell for this…again! Low retention! heh
August 30th, 2006 at 11:51 pm
This is just the kind of thing Wang the Second falls for. Don’t worry, I won’t let him see this.The dogs are darling!
August 31st, 2006 at 12:09 am
Are we sickos because we want to see something that might make us squeamish or do we have good self esteem cuz we had the guts to look?
August 31st, 2006 at 10:24 am
Puppies are cool.
Anyone know where I can get a Corgi?
August 31st, 2006 at 1:37 pm
You have mail.
November 5th, 2006 at 7:59 pm
I luv puppies too. Do they hire out?
January 10th, 2007 at 7:23 pm
Thank you for a laugh after a particularly tough day!