r/natureismetal

help me figure out wtf happened here. also i live on the second floor and there are many trees nearby. how tf did this happen. i thought for a second the damn mafia sent me a warning.

did whatever it is that killed it it lose a toe?? what is this???? what happened????

edit: ok so that part is its jaw, it’s just got pieces everywhere… so definitely animal mauling, not mafia message… i think…….

Stumbled upon a video featuring one of these adorable big guys yawning and figured that'd be worth an animal fact :p

At 3000-3300 newton (equal to 674-741 lbs of force, or 305-336 kg of force for non-'muricans), a male orangutan boasts enough jaw power to break open Macadamia seeds in one bite.

For reference (as per other studies listed here plus Dr. Brady Barr's documentary on bite forces), that's over three times stronger than humans (800 N at most) and relative to the bite force of a subadult lion (~3069 N) and an agitated smallish great white shark (~2971 N). Among great apes, it's second only to (unsurprisingly) the gorilla at ~4000-5000 N (900-1124 lbf and 407-509 kgf).

Took this picture while I was at six flags today.
Rip squirrel

That sure if he classifies as metal. He will haunt my nightmares for the rest of my days

His legs are falling off of his body

Caught this spider that had what I thought was a large butt, turned out its butt was mostly a parasite, which left the spider after it died. Parasite was moving around and moving the spider on its own whole being completely detached.

This was found in my parent's fenced in back yard. I believe the mother left the deer there overnight and at some point, something killed the baby deer. Anyone have any clues what animal would be able to do this?