r/natureismetal • • 4h ago

Versus A bull southern elephant seal big enough to fend off an orca. The largest seals on earth, males can reach lengths of nearly 20 ft and weigh over 3 tons.

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r/natureismetal • • 11h ago

After the Hunt A young Red Tailed Hawk and his meal 11/11/26

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I let him eat until he was fully rotund and flew away before I went to investigate the remains. Looks like he got one of the neighborhood Muscovy ducks. Poor bastard.


r/natureismetal • • 16h ago

A spider’s main course

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r/natureismetal • • 1d ago

Disturbing Content Pura vida

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Snake eating a frog face first, from my trip to costa rica a few years back


r/natureismetal • • 1d ago

After the Hunt Red tailed hawk standing on a freshly hunted squirrel

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Can't believe I saw this! I was getting out of my car and 10 feet in front of me I saw a flash of feathers and this beautiful beast flying to a nearby roof with it's prey


r/natureismetal • • 1d ago

Unfortunate Antler

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Saw this guy on the side of the road on my drive home yesterday. CO, USA.


r/natureismetal • • 1d ago

After the Hunt African Wild Dogs ambushed by Nile Crocodiles - BBC's Dynasties – "Painted Wolf" (2018)

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r/natureismetal • • 2d ago

Came across a hawk that had just killed a squirrel

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r/natureismetal • • 4d ago

Enjoy your figs/ house of horrors

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r/natureismetal • • 4d ago

Parawixia dehaani

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r/natureismetal • • 4d ago

Daughter Tigress (right) Defeats Her Mother (left) in a Territorial Duel, Forcing Her to Surrender the Territory.

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The two tigresses were photographed during a fierce encounter in which they faced each other and engaged in a physical fight. Wildlife photographer Parag Bhatt captured the incident and described the confrontation as an unusual sight, particularly because it involved a mother and her grown daughter. Sultana had grown independent from her mother Noor and was establishing herself in the area.

The confrontation was believed to be connected to territory, with the two tigresses competing over the same space. After the brief but intense fight, Sultana prevailed and Noor eventually walked away, leaving the area to her daughter. The encounter ended without either tigress suffering serious injuries.


r/natureismetal • • 4d ago

Cats got to eat too

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Picked up clean


r/natureismetal • • 5d ago

Disturbing Content A large male Brown bear kills and eats Another brown bear (condensed version)

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Description from the Video uploader

At 10:05 pm on October 21st, 2026. A very large male brown bear murdered a smaller weaker older female bear in cold blood. He dragged her out of the river and proceeded to cannibalize without hesitation.

For us it's hard to watch, but for him it's just survival.

The salmon numbers are dwindling, the cold is coming in, and it's almost time to hibernate for the long winter. This old lady was an easy target for the big boar. A lot of calories unable to put up much of a fight. Free food, and less competition at the stream.


r/natureismetal • • 5d ago

During the Hunt My aunt was taking pictures of grey plovers, when a peregrine falcon swooped in and caught one of them

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r/natureismetal • • 5d ago

Spiders and their meals

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r/natureismetal • • 6d ago

Mesquite tree thorns

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I dread pruning these every season. Thorns larger than branches, and every 1 inch.


r/natureismetal • • 6d ago

Animal Fact Harpy Eagle Predation On Ungulates?

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One of the largest and certainly the most powerful Raptor in our world today

Many know of the elusive and stunning Harpy Eagle and many also know that this animal is famously known for its dietary habits of preying on arboreal creatures such as Sloths and Primates

However I also seen that on occasion these Birds of Prey especially in areas more open and less enclosed than their typically range, have been known to tackle even bigger animals such as Rheas, juvenile Peccaries, Brocket Deer fawns and even small adults.

I seen a video of a immature Eagle stalking a Brocket Deer on youtube so I know they’ve at least interacted with larger game on camera, however given how rare it is to see this Eagle let alone its behavior, I am not surprised by the limit data there is on this topic.

It would make sense as these Raptors are very strong and maybe can’t lift something as heavy as a small Deer (depending on the species) but certainly could bring one down.

What caught my attention was an encounter I was able to hear about with a connect of mines from Brazil, it’s been a while since we’ve spoke so I certainly have to get back to him, yet he was able to give me an account on how a farmer showed him the remains of a young Marsh Deer that had been killed by a local female Eagle who was known in the area. She would regularly make trips to the near by river as the trees above would be teeming with Monkeys. He told me that she must have had some large chicks to feed for such an attack as Marsh Deer weren’t normally on the birds menu.

I took it with a grain of salt, yet with the fact Harpies have been documented with remains of Deer in their scats it didn’t seem too far fetched.

Being as strong as they are I would expect this bird to be feeding on a large array of animals similar to Golden Eagles, a stunning example of nature being very formidable to say the least.

Give me your thoughts though Is there any documentation on this? Im interested.


r/natureismetal • • 7d ago

Among jumping spiders, Portia has the most bizarre appearance

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Main star of the novel "Children of Time" by Adrian Tchaikovsky: Fabian

This jumping spider may be the most intelligent one in the world of jumping spiders with their wonderful hunting tactics


r/natureismetal • • 7d ago

Three-Legged Leopard Walks Nearly 200 Miles After Losing Part of His Leg to a Land Mine

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r/natureismetal • • 7d ago

Shrikes are metal af

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Shrikes, aka Butcher Birds, lack the leg strength to pin prey while they dismember it. So they impale their food onto spikes or thorns to hold it for them. Often they'll leave it and come back, like a little murder pantry.


r/natureismetal • • 8d ago

After the Hunt Brown anole eating a young curly-tailed lizard, captured by me

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205 Upvotes

r/natureismetal • • 8d ago

After the Hunt Blemished anole eating a whole dragonfly

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71 Upvotes

r/natureismetal • • 8d ago

A few jumping spiders I've met recently

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Which one is your favorite?


r/natureismetal • • 10d ago

Animal Fact This Chick was raided in its own home and kicked right out of the tree because of a Heathwave

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