>> "mostly instant death" Afraid you're mistaken. See /r/natureismetal [0] -- or any nature documentary, for that matter -- and you'll see many animals are ea

>> "mostly instant death" Afraid you're mistaken. See /r/natureismetal [0] -- or any nature documentary, for that matter -- and you'll see many animals are eaten while still alive. Predators tend to do the bare minimum to subdue their prey before devouring it. See how this eagle eats its prey [1], for example. This is true of lions and wildebeest, sea lions and penguins, alligators and zebra, snakes with frogs, frogs with insects, and more. The prey is devoured while still alive. [0]: http://reddit.com/r/natureismetal http://reddit.com/r/natureismetal [1]: https://www.reddit.com/r/Natureisbrutal/comments/d3hgka/snake_eagle_gutting_a_snake/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Natureisbrutal/comments/d3hgka/snak...