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a tree in a Florida swamp Egret chicks

a tree in a Florida swamp Egret chicks compete for food and attention from mob

down below hungry Gators gather where

down below hungry Gators gather where there are wobbly chicks there’s the

there are wobbly chicks there’s the

there are wobbly chicks there’s the promise of mana falling from heaven the

promise of mana falling from heaven the

promise of mana falling from heaven the Egret seen as oblivious to the Gators as

Egret seen as oblivious to the Gators as

Egret seen as oblivious to the Gators as the Gators seem obsessed with the egrets

the Gators seem obsessed with the egrets

the Gators seem obsessed with the egrets it looks like a standard until a

it looks like a standard until a

it looks like a standard until a Darwinian melodrama plays itself out in

Darwinian melodrama plays itself out in

Darwinian melodrama plays itself out in a nest above but Cobb barely describes

a nest above but Cobb barely describes

a nest above but Cobb barely describes this Egret version of Lord of the Flies

this Egret version of Lord of the Flies

this Egret version of Lord of the Flies in a bid for survival to stronger chicks

in a bid for survival to stronger chicks

in a bid for survival to stronger chicks mall a weaker sibling with the runt out

mall a weaker sibling with the runt out

mall a weaker sibling with the runt out of the way there will be more food for

of the way there will be more food for

of the way there will be more food for the other two down below the alligators

the other two down below the alligators

the other two down below the alligators watch this grizzly patch and eagerly the

watch this grizzly patch and eagerly the

watch this grizzly patch and eagerly the bigger sibling stabbed and bludgeoned a

bigger sibling stabbed and bludgeoned a

bigger sibling stabbed and bludgeoned a little one until he succumbs

little one until he succumbs

little one until he succumbs then the Gators below make like NBA

then the Gators below make like NBA

then the Gators below make like NBA centers leaping for a rebound at playoff

centers leaping for a rebound at playoff

centers leaping for a rebound at playoff time

it may seem mean to humans but it truly

it may seem mean to humans but it truly is survival of the fittest