DOG PACK ATTACKS GATOR IN ARKANSAS

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