Pack of dogs attacks alligator in Fla.

[WalkinTarget]

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


http://www.wtslair.com/Misc/dogsngator.jpg

[xGoblin013x]

awwww....

you're right, the perfect t- predator is no match for teamwork

for people who arent looking at it for the "squeamish" reason, do it anyway

[drunken_chef]

LMAO nice

[killa_zn]

Omg lol I hate you so much...

I really expected something

[{CLR} ObiTroy]

WT! That is great... going to copy/paste and send to a few folks in e-mail.

[linemanstud]

That was officially amazing. Good job on that one

[CarbonFire]

game. set. match......you win the internet sir

[juneau]

Gator got pwn3d!

[[TT]BrundleFly]

Cool...

Years ago I saw a nature show where a gator was getting too close to a baby elephant. The mother grabbed the gator by the tail, smacked it back and forth on the ground 3 or 4 times and then flung it back into the water. It was very impressive, the elephant did it like the gator was a feather...

[FieryDragon]

Omg lol I hate you so much...

I really expected something

You took the words right out of my mouth!

[FieryDragon]

BrundleFly]Cool...

Years ago I saw a nature show where a gator was getting too close to a baby elephant. The mother grabbed the gator by the tail, smacked it back and forth on the ground 3 or 4 times and then flung it back into the water. It was very impressive, the elephant did it like the gator was a feather...

It can't be this one...lol

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...arch&plindex=0