Newfie wrote:I wonder if that is what we are doing? Preparing ourselves for war?
Preparing the Overshoot Predator?
sparky wrote:.
Why get all excited , we are not some super predator , we are mushrooms
pstarr wrote:Apparently alpha lions will kill other male's offsprings during famines. But they don't eat the kittens. That would be yuckky.
pstarr wrote:Apparently alpha lions will kill other male's offsprings during famines. But they don't eat the kittens. That would be yuckky. Only psychos eat people.
dohboi wrote:
Nature abhors an unexploited food source even more than she does a vacuum.
Outcast_Searcher wrote:pstarr wrote:Apparently alpha lions will kill other male's offsprings during famines. But they don't eat the kittens. That would be yuckky. Only psychos eat people.
Unless I am missing something, you have no idea what you are talking about.
When a male lion takes over a pride from another male lion the FIRST thing it does is kill any baby lions. This brings the females back into fertility, and lets the lion produce its own genetic offspring. (Obviously this is instinct, but it is no less horrific to watch, despite this).
It's an amazingly sad/tragic thing to see the baby lions, as they realize their fate, try to run away, and even fight. The male is merciless, however -- it merely inflicts a lethal bite on the baby (after massive mauling, as needed).
And the famales, who would often fight a predator to the death for the babies? They seem to instinctively realize what is occurring, and merely lie down and watch.
My source: Nova quality documentaries on the African Savannah, emphasizing the life cycle of lions.
Nice discussion -- but you probably should do some actual research before you opine.
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