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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 mobs

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 manna falling from heaven the

promise of manna falling from heaven the

promise of manna 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 seemed obsessed with the

the Gators seemed obsessed with the

the Gators seemed obsessed with the egrets it looks like a stand until a

egrets it looks like a stand until a

egrets it looks like a stand until a Darwinian melodrama plays itself out in

Darwinian melodrama plays itself out in

Darwinian melodrama plays itself out in an Escobar but Cobb barely describes

an Escobar but Cobb barely describes

an Escobar 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 – stronger chicks

in a bid for survival – stronger chicks

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

mall or weaker sibling with the runt out

mall or 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

the other two

the other two down below the alligators watch this

down below the alligators watch this

down below the alligators watch this grizzly patch and eagerly the bigger

grizzly patch and eagerly the bigger

grizzly patch and eagerly the bigger siblings stabbed and bludgeoned a little

siblings stabbed and bludgeoned a little

siblings stabbed and bludgeoned a little one

one

one until he succumbs then the Gators below

until he succumbs then the Gators below

until he succumbs then the Gators below make like NBA centers leaping for a

make like NBA centers leaping for a

make like NBA 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