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 â?????apex predatorâ???, can still fall victim to implemented â?????team workâ???
strategy, made possible due to the tight knit social structure and â?????survival
of the pack mentalityâ??? 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!
