/r/natureismetal - top ten submissions for each month of 2016

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2016, December
Lavafall
10822 Lavafall
A diving Osprey. Photo by Michael Wulf.
10170 A diving Osprey. Photo by Michael Wulf.
A centipede self-cannibalises its old exoskelet...
9863 A centipede self-cannibalises its old exoskelet...
Osprey catches trout
9462 Osprey catches trout
Clever Orca uses wave to fling seal off iceberg.
8098 Clever Orca uses wave to fling seal off iceberg.
Skua steals and eats Penguin Chick
8382 Skua steals and eats Penguin Chick
Lions eat a buffalo alive
8892 Lions eat a buffalo alive
Whale Swallows an Entire School of Fish
7054 Whale Swallows an Entire School of Fish
The goblin shark
7213 The goblin shark
Nature is sudden
7513 Nature is sudden
2016, November
Orca punts a seal 80 feet into the air off
10299 Orca punts a seal 80 feet into the air off
Live by the bite die by the bite
10893 Live by the bite die by the bite
Just some lions curious about an alligator.
10110 Just some lions curious about an alligator.
Deer with another deers head stuck on its antlers
10870 Deer with another deers head stuck on its antlers
Biggest Great White ever recorded
8840 Biggest Great White ever recorded
A horned Katydid disembowels an owl butterfly c...
8688 A horned Katydid disembowels an owl butterfly c...
Tiny cub and big male lion battle over food.
8051 Tiny cub and big male lion battle over food.
Leopard leaps through a tree after a monkey
7520 Leopard leaps through a tree after a monkey
An unsuspecting zebra walks directly into the l...
7186 An unsuspecting zebra walks directly into the l...
Snake eating a living frog
6602 Snake eating a living frog
2016, October
Pack of hyenas takes over a prides kill until t...
11053 Pack of hyenas takes over a prides kill until t...
Leopard digs and pulls out a warthog
11548 Leopard digs and pulls out a warthog
Lion with a menacing look
8194 Lion with a menacing look
Cat chews lizard in half and it tries to escape
7318 Cat chews lizard in half and it tries to escape
Lion sneaks up on a leopard
7387 Lion sneaks up on a leopard
Cats eating dog
6945 Cats eating dog
Showing off his kill
5266 Showing off his kill
Walk it off champ
5548 Walk it off champ
Parakeet attacks monitor lizard that is invadin...
5134 Parakeet attacks monitor lizard that is invadin...
Tiger beetle larvae burrow themselves in the gr...
4536 Tiger beetle larvae burrow themselves in the gr...
2016, September
Spectacular Rockslide in Switzerland
9586 Spectacular Rockslide in Switzerland
Birds eating a penguin alive by ripping its int...
13070 Birds eating a penguin alive by ripping its int...
Man or machine this bull ain't fucking around..
7200 Man or machine this bull ain't fucking around..
Cone Jellyfish eats another cone jellyfish.
6021 Cone Jellyfish eats another cone jellyfish.
Great Blue Heron with a prey that fights back
5550 Great Blue Heron with a prey that fights back
Portia, the spider eating spider.
4264 Portia, the spider eating spider.
Kiss of Death
3782 Kiss of Death
Trap-jaw ant launches itself into the air using...
3213 Trap-jaw ant launches itself into the air using...
Image stabilization of a lion attacking a gazel...
2774 Image stabilization of a lion attacking a gazel...
Marabou stork disembowelling a flamingo
1947 Marabou stork disembowelling a flamingo
2016, August
Leopard shows a baby rhino what it's like to cl...
7587 Leopard shows a baby rhino what it's like to cl...
Mother nature steals the fireworks thunder
6095 Mother nature steals the fireworks thunder
Savagery
6774 Savagery
Black Widow caught a Snake in its web...
5024 Black Widow caught a Snake in its web...
Croc snatches an unsuspecting Impala
3826 Croc snatches an unsuspecting Impala
I've seen this pigeon the past 3 days walking a...
3810 I've seen this pigeon the past 3 days walking a...
Lioness Emasculates Wildebeest
3757 Lioness Emasculates Wildebeest
Down and out.
3656 Down and out.
Sea turtle was bitten wide open by a Shark
3544 Sea turtle was bitten wide open by a Shark
A spider wasp using a paralyzed huntsman spider...
3673 A spider wasp using a paralyzed huntsman spider...
2016, July
Last Stand.
8145 Last Stand.
Eagle holds decapitated head of mallard duck in...
7012 Eagle holds decapitated head of mallard duck in...
This otter looks pretty bloodthirsty
6761 This otter looks pretty bloodthirsty
Mother of God!
6728 Mother of God!
The very last second of zero pain.
5483 The very last second of zero pain.
Frozen, partially eaten caribou
5073 Frozen, partially eaten caribou
[NSFW] When someone complains dinosaurs couldn'...
4461 [NSFW] When someone complains dinosaurs couldn'...
Skull in a salt lake
4244 Skull in a salt lake
Wasp shaves Caterpillar so it can be fed to was...
4315 Wasp shaves Caterpillar so it can be fed to was...
This Golden Eagle eating a snake by Marco Pozzi
4230 This Golden Eagle eating a snake by Marco Pozzi
2016, June
California sea lion tears apart Thresher Shark.
11175 California sea lion tears apart Thresher Shark.
Don't fuck with Fulmar chicks (if you're a bird)
7473 Don't fuck with Fulmar chicks (if you're a bird)
Elephant calf headbutted by buffalo
4775 Elephant calf headbutted by buffalo
End of the World - Front Porch View
4623 End of the World - Front Porch View
Found this guy in this exact position, which me...
4216 Found this guy in this exact position, which me...
Sapwood chainsaw massacre
3896 Sapwood chainsaw massacre
Leafcutter ant bite
3656 Leafcutter ant bite
Zebra escapes croc, is immediately caught by le...
3555 Zebra escapes croc, is immediately caught by le...
Vampire finches are known for drinking blood fr...
2981 Vampire finches are known for drinking blood fr...
Fox attacks a badger that has found its way int...
3083 Fox attacks a badger that has found its way int...
2016, May
Maybe next year.
7764 Maybe next year.
Owl kills 70+ lemmings and made a nest from the...
5616 Owl kills 70+ lemmings and made a nest from the...
Stealth Mode...
4488 Stealth Mode...
Orca whale punts seal 80 ft. into the air [xpos...
3757 Orca whale punts seal 80 ft. into the air [xpos...
A crane eating its prey whole
3705 A crane eating its prey whole
Falcon destroys duck with lightning speed.
3451 Falcon destroys duck with lightning speed.
A wild dingo eating a shark. Welcome to Australia.
3425 A wild dingo eating a shark. Welcome to Australia.
SAVAGE
3092 SAVAGE
I said no pictures!!!
3035 I said no pictures!!!
A very happy Polar bear.
3104 A very happy Polar bear.
2016, April
Bear Claws are No Joke
4354 Bear Claws are No Joke
Gecko eats his own tail
3401 Gecko eats his own tail
Leopard scalps a man with a single paw swipe
2971 Leopard scalps a man with a single paw swipe
Owl and Its Kitten Prey After Flying Into Power...
2512 Owl and Its Kitten Prey After Flying Into Power...
Stag stuck in rocks [xpost /r/wtf]
2464 Stag stuck in rocks [xpost /r/wtf]
There can only be one alpha male.
2459 There can only be one alpha male.
Cheetah warming up on a football field.
2344 Cheetah warming up on a football field.
Ribbon worm shoots spiderweb of neurotoxic mucus
2308 Ribbon worm shoots spiderweb of neurotoxic mucus
The last thing you'll see in the woods
2268 The last thing you'll see in the woods
Elephant impales and holds a buffalo in the air...
2199 Elephant impales and holds a buffalo in the air...
2016, March
Woodpecker eats the brains of dove babies
12285 Woodpecker eats the brains of dove babies
The lima bean's defense system
6672 The lima bean's defense system
Bambi visits Africa
5743 Bambi visits Africa
The talons of an apex predator
5237 The talons of an apex predator
Sorry humans, it's lunch time.
4786 Sorry humans, it's lunch time.
This is what our kittens are leaving all over t...
4786 This is what our kittens are leaving all over t...
Bald eagle rips mallard's head
3920 Bald eagle rips mallard's head
When your prey bites back, just do your super-c...
3742 When your prey bites back, just do your super-c...
Hyenas are metal
3410 Hyenas are metal
The talons and claws of a number of species com...
2953 The talons and claws of a number of species com...
2016, February
A tarantula molting
4319 A tarantula molting
Tag Team Slaughter
3515 Tag Team Slaughter
Squirrel Eating a Baby Squirrel
2171 Squirrel Eating a Baby Squirrel
Running for his life.
2126 Running for his life.
Tiger attacks men on an elephant out of nowhere
1949 Tiger attacks men on an elephant out of nowhere
Roundworm being attacked by white blood cells
1883 Roundworm being attacked by white blood cells
Osprey helps itself to lunch [xpost /r/marinebi...
1879 Osprey helps itself to lunch [xpost /r/marinebi...
Mantis Shrimp
1837 Mantis Shrimp
Poking the bear
1826 Poking the bear
Dodging a Sparrowhawk
1654 Dodging a Sparrowhawk
2016, January
big papa defends his own
4965 big papa defends his own
Cat eating dead ISIS fighter.
4444 Cat eating dead ISIS fighter.
Owls are angels of death
3829 Owls are angels of death
Hyena with a Lion's Head
3382 Hyena with a Lion's Head
The Scaly foot gastropod is the only known anim...
3350 The Scaly foot gastropod is the only known anim...
What Scallops actually look like. Yep, those ar...
3131 What Scallops actually look like. Yep, those ar...
Don't lose your head.
2588 Don't lose your head.
Orca punts seal 80 feet
2580 Orca punts seal 80 feet
Lion's are so metal they use death logs as play...
2364 Lion's are so metal they use death logs as play...
Surprise motherfucker
1974 Surprise motherfucker