Wild dogs try to save a pack mate from crocodile

The whole series is well worth a watch.

There are some continuity issues in the footage pieced together to tell the stories, but there is a huge amount to admire and enjoy.

The producers are to be commended for not 'sugar coating' life and death in the African bush as is usually the case in these documentaries.
 
whyone said:
The whole series is well worth a watch.

There are some continuity issues in the footage pieced together to tell the stories, but there is a huge amount to admire and enjoy.

The producers are to be commended for not 'sugar coating' life and death in the African bush as is usually the case in these documentaries.
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Yes I have watched (all?) the series and nature is 'red in tooth & claw' and should not be "sugar coated".
 
That was one of the most powerful scenes that I have ever witnessed on TV (I have seen similar situations in the wild on many occasions) and congratulations to the camera/production team for capturing/producing it and the BBC, for airing it!

To allow the general public to see both the attack and the packs efforts to save their pack-mate should hopefully make a huge difference to the public's perception of wild animals.......In reality, all species have similar needs and feelings to our own and the more we understand that, the better!

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Vintage Racer said:
.........In reality, all species have similar needs and feelings to our own and the more we understand that, the better!

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I think the '.....feelings....' issue is a minefield, and, IMHO, most certainly not the case that these are the same....let alone the same as ours....across all species.

Animals have a wide range of different survival strategies - it is easy to empathise with the caring, pack based behaviour of Wild Dogs.

It's rather more difficult, for example, to relate to lions' appetite for infanticide.

I think that it is much more important that people see and understand each animals behaviour on its own terms, rather than trying to pass it through a lens of human experience.

Anthropomorphism does a lot more harm than good.
 
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