DirtyDon
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Post by DirtyDon on Dec 14, 2006 7:57:39 GMT -6
Dog Pack kills Gator In Florida -- 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 eco-system, 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. CAUTION: Not for the squeamish! img242.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dogpackzt0.jpg
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Post by ogeezer on Dec 14, 2006 8:28:45 GMT -6
Having worked in Florida, and the Everglades Nat'l Park in particular - following the devastation of Hurricane Andrew in '92, dogs killing a gator is not the norm ... its usually the other way around, which is why Alligator mississippiensis has been taken off the U.S. endangered and threatened species list ... next to getting hit by lightning, gator attacks are the No.1 natural threat to people and pets in Florida every year.
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renegade
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Post by renegade on Dec 14, 2006 14:41:53 GMT -6
i think that should have gone under the jokes catagory but i applaud you and exalt you for your trick and the kick i got out of the pic...
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Post by ogeezer on Dec 15, 2006 10:27:33 GMT -6
...sometimes its darn the torpedoes and full speed ahead, and as a former airborne soldier, I sometimes leap before I look ... DD's gator story is the perfect example, where I commented before uploading the jpg ... BUSTED again to reaffirm my hypothesis that "There is always one more imbecile than I counted on. And sometimes it is me."
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DirtyDon
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Post by DirtyDon on Dec 15, 2006 12:07:28 GMT -6
confession time over here... I didn't scroll down to the attached pic when I first received it.. wasn't in the mood for gore, even tho it was a cold blooded reptile.. took me awhile to get up nerve to look...
after Gators and lightning strikes, I thought the major causes of death in Florida was Senior Drivers, Driveby Shootings and overdosing on meth..
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Post by ~WineMe~DineMe~69 on Feb 25, 2007 16:20:08 GMT -6
those sure were some mean dog's dd! haha good one
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