Dog Pack Attacks Gator in Florida

Dog Pack Attacks Gator in Florida

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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:p :p :p Got that today in an e-mail from my BIL who lives in the Florida Keys so of course I fell for it! Hope you enjoyed! :D

I have seen this before and I think it's just cute!! :D

OMG! You are so funny Pam! Thanks for sharing this. Totally not what I was expecting, but definitely adorable! :p

**hugs**

OK, I fell for it. LOVE this!!! Great stuff.

That is too freaking adorable! :D

lol!

Vicious dogs! :eek: ;)

I totally fell for this and it just made my day!!

Thanks Pam! :D

LOL!
Good One!

I seen this and thought it was super cute but also the way it was worded it could be believed. SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.....



My brother-in-law just came home and I called him in to see this amazing story about the dog pack that attacked the gator. He read it and was believing it completely. As he was reading he said wow. Then he asked me what does squimish mean. I told him if you get sick easy. It was the simplest explanation. Remember his first language is not english. So he said Ok let me see the picture. So I scrolled down. He stopped for a second looked at the picture and then looked at me. Real strange like and then looked back at the picture and burst out laughing.

Got him too. :D

I fell for it too. :rolleyes: Those pups sure don't look like the savage beasts I had pictured. :D

omg so cute!

Adorable! :D