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Crocodiles save dog stranded in river instead of eating it - in possible case of 'emotional empathy'
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/ ^
| September 22, 2023
| Sky News
Posted on 09/23/2023 5:06:21 PM PDT by Jonty30
In an apparent example of interspecies compassion, a group of crocodiles appeared to usher a dog to safety after it fell into a dangerous river.
The dog, believed to be a stray, was being chased by a pack of other feral canines when it jumped into the River Savirtri in India out of harm’s way, or so it thought.
But the river was infested by local mugger crocodiles, and three of them were floating near the stray.
This should have been the end of the helpless pup, with the crocs being “well within the striking range,” according to a report published by scientists in the Journal of Threatening Taxa.
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Weird, but nice of them. The dog should buy a lottery ticket.
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posted on
09/23/2023 5:06:21 PM PDT
by
Jonty30
To: Jonty30
One might believe one very full crocodile would help a prey species, but that not one out of the three treated the dog as a meal is quite curious indeed.
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posted on
09/23/2023 5:11:51 PM PDT
by
skr
(Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people. - Proverbs 14:34)
To: Jonty30
I guess they dropped out of Croc School before the all-important “Because That Is My Nature” lesson.
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posted on
09/23/2023 5:16:01 PM PDT
by
x
To: Jonty30
It was an action the journal said may have been down to "sentient behaviour suggestive of cross-species empathy".
More likely just dumb luck. Crocodiles have about as much empathy as IRS agents.
To: AnotherUnixGeek
Nah, the dog belongs to a lawyer. The gators were showing professional courtesy.
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posted on
09/23/2023 5:37:33 PM PDT
by
Night Hides Not
(Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad! Remember Gonzales! Come and Take It!)
To: Jonty30
Throwing it back to let it fatten up.
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posted on
09/23/2023 5:39:41 PM PDT
by
TangoLimaSierra
(⭐⭐To the Left, The Truth is Right Wing Violence⭐⭐)
To: Jonty30
Vegans... Obviously vegans.
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posted on
09/23/2023 5:40:55 PM PDT
by
Bullish
(...And just like that, I was dropped from the ping-list)
To: Jonty30
"Crocodiles save dog stranded in river instead of eating it - in possible case of 'emotional empathy'"
The crocs were using the pup as bait for the feral pack.
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posted on
09/23/2023 5:48:47 PM PDT
by
clearcarbon
(Fraudulent elections have consequences.)
To: Jonty30
Really a case of three crocodiles arguing, “No, you first”.
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posted on
09/23/2023 5:49:24 PM PDT
by
Does so
( 🇺🇦...................."Who is Ray Epps?" should be overstamped on every piece of currency.)
To: Jonty30
You would not see that happen in Oakland.
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posted on
09/23/2023 5:55:11 PM PDT
by
willk
(Local news media. Just as big an enemy to this country as national media.)
To: Jonty30
Crocs thought it was a cow.
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posted on
09/23/2023 6:04:17 PM PDT
by
bunkerhill7
(Don't shoot until you see the whites of their lies)
To: Jonty30
Obviously not Chinese crocs....
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posted on
09/23/2023 6:05:52 PM PDT
by
paddles
("The more corrupt the state, the more it legislates." Tacitus)
To: Night Hides Not
What “gators”? These were Crocodiles. Not Alligators.
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posted on
09/23/2023 6:05:53 PM PDT
by
4Runner
To: Jonty30
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posted on
09/23/2023 6:09:04 PM PDT
by
Huskrrrr
(Alinsky, you magnificent Bastard, I read your book!)
Right. Satiated crocs have no interest in a potential meal, just sniffing around.
To: TangoLimaSierra
They were saving the dog. … for later
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posted on
09/23/2023 6:18:16 PM PDT
by
from occupied ga
(Your government is your most dangerous enemy - EVs a solution for which there is no problem)
To: Jonty30
Not believing this unless I see the actual video.
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posted on
09/23/2023 6:36:12 PM PDT
by
Bigg Red
(Trump will be sworn in under a shower of confetti made from the tattered remains of the Rat Party.)
To: Huskrrrr
Probably lots of half-decayed people to eat.
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posted on
09/23/2023 6:39:54 PM PDT
by
gundog
(It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
To: Jonty30
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posted on
09/23/2023 6:56:47 PM PDT
by
GreatRoad
('In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act' )
To: Jonty30
Are they suggesting that crocodiles have more "emotional empathy" than the kids who live in our cities?
-PJ
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posted on
09/23/2023 6:59:44 PM PDT
by
Political Junkie Too
( * LAAP = Left-wing Activist Agitprop Press (formerly known as the MSM))
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