June 14, 2009: Raw Nature (graphic)

xoxoxoBruce · 06-13-2009, 11:39 PM

Hoof Hearted asked me to post these pictures of nature in the raw.

Unlike the visions of Walt Disney and PETA, nature is not a Bambi movie with humans being the only threat to peace and tranquility.
It's a rough and tumble fight for survival, most every day, for real critters.

Glacier National Park, like most Rocky Mountain parks, don't have the resources or impetus to keep all the roads open in winter.
They are closed to vehicle traffic but people can traverse them on foot, weather permitting.

Two guys were walking one of these roads when they came upon what looked like road kill. But it couldn't be road kill with no traffic.

Closer inspection revealed a Lion and a Ram, dead in the road.
The Lion still had a mouthful of Ram fur, and the Ram had one of those powerful horns broken off.

It became obvious the two had been locked in a death struggle, when they toppled off the cliff, killing them both.
From the looks of the ram's horns, he hit the rocks a couple times on the way down, likely the Lion did too.

This type of struggle plays out, on various scales, millions of times every day.
I Thank God for supermarkets.

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ZenGum · 06-14-2009, 01:37 AM

That's the kind of karma you get when you eat meat all the time. If only someone had taught the Mountain Lion to make tofu, none of this would have happened. Now they both have to go and be reborn as maggots or something for another 10,000 years.

Still, when spring comes, the maggots are going to have a great feed on that. And the pictures are amazing.

Sundae · 06-14-2009, 03:36 AM

Poor baby.
Staggering home from he waterhole, a bit worse for wear, when he fancied a hot late-night snack.
Missed his footing while trying to get the wrapper off and next thing you know, there's babies missing their Daddy.

SPUCK · 06-14-2009, 04:22 AM

Vultures must've gone south already.

Griff · 06-14-2009, 05:17 AM

Wow. Imagine coming upon that. Thanks Hoof/Bruce.

think I'll go tend the garden zen...

capnhowdy · 06-14-2009, 07:28 AM

Clean up on aisle seven....

richlevy · 06-14-2009, 08:35 AM

Is that in one of the states that let's you take home roadkill?

Rama-lama-thud!

sweetwater · 06-14-2009, 09:24 AM

This relationship can be a real rollercoaster, with thrills-a-minute, but needs anger management to work for the long haul.
It's true? I thought it was just a bunch of hooey. Live and learn, eh?

richlevy · 06-14-2009, 09:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sweetwater

This relationship can be a real rollercoaster, with thrills-a-minute, but needs anger management to work for the long haul.
It's true? I thought it was just a bunch of hooey. Live and learn, eh?

Actually I'm a Leo and my wife is an Aries.

monster · 06-14-2009, 09:37 AM

TGINF

sweetwater · 06-14-2009, 09:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by richlevy

Actually I'm a Leo and my wife is an Aries.

Are you sure? :p

Trilby · 06-14-2009, 09:52 AM

Mother Nature can be such a bitch.

dar512 · 06-14-2009, 05:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

This type of struggle plays out, on various scales, millions of times every day in local supermarkets.

Fixed it for you. Don't get between a blue-hair and a sale item.

capnhowdy · 06-14-2009, 06:36 PM

Especially if they're armed
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Landon · 06-14-2009, 06:58 PM

from these you can see mother nature has not a gentle hand, and a further reminder that we don't live in a fairy tale land of talking animals, while tragic this is the way of the world. i witnessed natures fury many times, once i saw a family Rabbits become dinner for the local predators..

06-13-2009, 11:39 PM	#1
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	June 14, 2009: Raw Nature (graphic) Hoof Hearted asked me to post these pictures of nature in the raw. Unlike the visions of Walt Disney and PETA, nature is not a Bambi movie with humans being the only threat to peace and tranquility. It's a rough and tumble fight for survival, most every day, for real critters. Glacier National Park, like most Rocky Mountain parks, don't have the resources or impetus to keep all the roads open in winter. They are closed to vehicle traffic but people can traverse them on foot, weather permitting. Two guys were walking one of these roads when they came upon what looked like road kill. But it couldn't be road kill with no traffic. Closer inspection revealed a Lion and a Ram, dead in the road. The Lion still had a mouthful of Ram fur, and the Ram had one of those powerful horns broken off. It became obvious the two had been locked in a death struggle, when they toppled off the cliff, killing them both. From the looks of the ram's horns, he hit the rocks a couple times on the way down, likely the Lion did too. This type of struggle plays out, on various scales, millions of times every day. I Thank God for supermarkets. link __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

06-14-2009, 01:37 AM	#2
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	That's the kind of karma you get when you eat meat all the time. If only someone had taught the Mountain Lion to make tofu, none of this would have happened. Now they both have to go and be reborn as maggots or something for another 10,000 years. Still, when spring comes, the maggots are going to have a great feed on that. And the pictures are amazing. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

06-14-2009, 05:17 AM	#5
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Wow. Imagine coming upon that. Thanks Hoof/Bruce. think I'll go tend the garden zen... __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

06-14-2009, 07:28 AM	#6
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	Clean up on aisle seven.... __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.

06-14-2009, 08:35 AM	#7
richlevy King Of Wishful Thinking Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Posts: 6,669	Is that in one of the states that let's you take home roadkill? Rama-lama-thud! __________________ Exercise your rights and remember your obligations - VOTE! I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting. -- Barack Hussein Obama

06-14-2009, 03:36 AM	#3
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Poor baby. Staggering home from he waterhole, a bit worse for wear, when he fancied a hot late-night snack. Missed his footing while trying to get the wrapper off and next thing you know, there's babies missing their Daddy.

06-14-2009, 04:22 AM	#4
SPUCK Professor Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,911	Vultures must've gone south already.

06-14-2009, 09:24 AM	#8
sweetwater lives inside a Mobius strip Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,120	This relationship can be a real rollercoaster, with thrills-a-minute, but needs anger management to work for the long haul. It's true? I thought it was just a bunch of hooey. Live and learn, eh? __________________ I knew I shoulda taken that left turn at Albuquerque! - Bugs Bunny

06-14-2009, 09:37 AM	#10
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	TGINF __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

06-14-2009, 09:52 AM	#12
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	Mother Nature can be such a bitch. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

06-14-2009, 06:36 PM	#14
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	Especially if they're armed or operating an armored vehicle __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.

06-14-2009, 06:58 PM	#15
Landon Kinda New Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1	from these you can see mother nature has not a gentle hand, and a further reminder that we don't live in a fairy tale land of talking animals, while tragic this is the way of the world. i witnessed natures fury many times, once i saw a family Rabbits become dinner for the local predators..

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