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Old 12-10-2004, 04:10 AM
len gardener
 
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thanks rod,

yes i have heard of some reptiles fighting until the death but there
again the general rule is the less dominant one backs off and leaves
the scene with much haste, usually with the winner in hot pursuit no
doubt to make sure the loser keeps on truckin' hey lol.

this bird looked like the alpha male of this family his his role will
be filled or the lone female could be chased away by a new couple
wanting her turf so to speak (these families tend to have 3 or
sometimes 4 birds in the group so would guess there could be a beta
male to fill his place.), i've seen that happen and watching the alpha
male convincing the young to leave home can look nasty but then again
no real damage done just some feather knocked about.

this male looked healthy enough this morning, so it was the wound that
got him with a big loss of blood.

a dominant freddo hey they will eat anything the is small enough for
them to get it into their mouths, so reckon the amphibians see each
other as food unless the mating season is on then they reckognise
parteners by the call.

ah nature grand aint it?

len

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