Snuggly puppies with alligator

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Edited per BANTYMUM'S request so the squimish would view and not miss out on the fun


Dog Pack Attacks Gator In TEXAS this was original title

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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OK, I smiled but was also disappointed. I wanted to see dogs really munching on a gator!

My sister's yellow lab was attacked by a gator and seriously injured. So I was all set to copy this pic and send it to sis...

Merry (the dog) died 2 years later. She was already old when she got attacked, so it was all the more wonderful that she got away. She lost a tooth (imbedded in the gator, we hope) and had wounds to her belly and haunches.
 

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