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Message started by Hondo I. Sackett on Jan 12^th, 2009, 2:17pm

Title: DOGS SAVAGE EVERGLADE ALLIGATOR
Post by Hondo I. Sackett on Jan 12^th, 2009, 2:17pm

DOGS SAVAGE EVERGLADE ALLIGATOR

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 it's natural ecosystem, can still

fall victim to implemented 'team work' strategy, made possible due

to the tight knit social structure and "survival of the fittest pack

mentality", bred into the canines over the last several hundreds of

years by natural selection.

See the attached remarkable photograph 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.

Not for the squeamish! :P