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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