If you are at all squeamish you may wish to pass on this one.

Sometimes nature is cruel but there is also a beauty in that cruelty.

The alligator, as one of the ultimate predators, can fall victim to the kind of implemented 'team work' strategy which is possible due to the pack mentality and social structure of canines.

See the attached and remarkable photograph courtesy of Nature Magazine.

But NOT if you're squeamish! This is NOT for the faint of heart!

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