In the summer of 2002, I spent every Saturday night watching Animal Planet just to see Steve Irwin face incredible dangers. I loved his "crikey" saying and would just be memorized with his unflinching attitude towards animals that I would have nightmares about. Now the unsinkable ship has sunk, so without furthur adue, I dedicate this post to him.
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 its natural eco-system, can still fallvictim 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.
Maybe if he had a trusty side kick like these little guys, Steve would still be hunting those crocs.
1 comments:
one has to admit that he lived a long life considering the nature of his vocation.
plus,does anyone think that the alligators are upset that they couldn't have been the ones to end him? well, he has has been tormenting the gators for years and they have had some close calls, but they couldn't finish the job.
instead, a lousy sting ray got him.
maybe the aligators will kill the sting ray in revenge.
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