Dogs attack alligator!
 

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I wouldn't recommend eating while you look at this but as a Natural history picture it's fantastic.

Dog Pack Attacks Alligator 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 attached courtesy of Nature Magazine. 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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Awwwwww.

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love it

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they are so cuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuute!

Woof!

Matt

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Seen this on the dog forum lol.... still makes me go all awwwww :D

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Cool, love the way the one on the left is trying not to look at the the camera while the one in the middle is obviously more professional and just getting on with the carnage.lol.

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Bless! And so relieved ... I had my eyes half closed ;)

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P**sed myself laughing. They are cute though, better keep mrs24_7 away from this thread!