/r/natureismetal - top ten submissions for each month of 2017

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2017, December
A polar bear standing on top of a whale skull
29842 A polar bear standing on top of a whale skull
Komodo chowing down on a monkey
27627 Komodo chowing down on a monkey
like staring down an oncoming freight train...
19141 like staring down an oncoming freight train...
Sloth bear defends herself against tiger
19665 Sloth bear defends herself against tiger
A Scorpion molting.
22778 A Scorpion molting.
Claws on a duck's wings remnants from their din...
18267 Claws on a duck's wings remnants from their din...
Heron swallows duckling whole
18637 Heron swallows duckling whole
Elk shedding the velvet on its antlers
24696 Elk shedding the velvet on its antlers
Beautiful, calm blue water
13868 Beautiful, calm blue water
Beaver frozen in a lake
20437 Beaver frozen in a lake
2017, November
Mosquito finding a blood vessel
24796 Mosquito finding a blood vessel
Brown bear with a fresh salmon catch
21262 Brown bear with a fresh salmon catch
Gator climbs over a fence
19500 Gator climbs over a fence
Octopus chokes out shark by putting it's tentac...
15494 Octopus chokes out shark by putting it's tentac...
Nature is Metal, but what's also metal is joini...
45750 Nature is Metal, but what's also metal is joini...
Lucky Antelope
17443 Lucky Antelope
Baby seal barely escaping jaws of a shark.
15063 Baby seal barely escaping jaws of a shark.
Elephant crushed by a fallen Baobab tree become...
14654 Elephant crushed by a fallen Baobab tree become...
This whale tooth!
13709 This whale tooth!
Nature's way of carpet bombing
12930 Nature's way of carpet bombing
2017, October
I think a weasel is riding a bird
28517 I think a weasel is riding a bird
Dio is pissed..
26652 Dio is pissed..
Rhino after fight with bull elephant
24457 Rhino after fight with bull elephant
Buffalo stands over a dead male lion after kill...
23711 Buffalo stands over a dead male lion after kill...
Grizzly bear catches a fish
20492 Grizzly bear catches a fish
Baby impala tries to hide from cheetahs
24187 Baby impala tries to hide from cheetahs
Wasp tears bee in half
21977 Wasp tears bee in half
Crocodile swims into a herd of 30 hippos
20494 Crocodile swims into a herd of 30 hippos
A mongoose hanging from a snakes face
20362 A mongoose hanging from a snakes face
Bleeding tree
19814 Bleeding tree
2017, September
Seal gets serious air time after being launched...
30790 Seal gets serious air time after being launched...
Alligator lizard fighting back from inside the ...
32416 Alligator lizard fighting back from inside the ...
Elk pinned to a tree by an avalanche
27916 Elk pinned to a tree by an avalanche
The Short Nosed Bear. Scientists speculate thes...
18259 The Short Nosed Bear. Scientists speculate thes...
Man getting attacked by a fully grown Kazakhsta...
27050 Man getting attacked by a fully grown Kazakhsta...
The largest scar you'll ever see ( humpback)
23834 The largest scar you'll ever see ( humpback)
Snake pulling a cow out of a river
28378 Snake pulling a cow out of a river
Referred here from another subreddit. I was tol...
21437 Referred here from another subreddit. I was tol...
Young ice-covered female Grizzly
22315 Young ice-covered female Grizzly
Donkey defended himself.
20356 Donkey defended himself.
2017, August
Male Lion Ducks Under Wildebeest Horns for Kill...
35743 Male Lion Ducks Under Wildebeest Horns for Kill...
Heron swallows massive catfish
24689 Heron swallows massive catfish
Wasps build nest around a discarded child's doll.
33688 Wasps build nest around a discarded child's doll.
River salmon cross a flooded road
18988 River salmon cross a flooded road
Mama centipede protecting her babies
25754 Mama centipede protecting her babies
Hyena carrying the severed head of a lionees
20547 Hyena carrying the severed head of a lionees
An octopus hunting a crab
18270 An octopus hunting a crab
Veteran Great White
16955 Veteran Great White
Reindeer shedding its velvet.
20077 Reindeer shedding its velvet.
Saw this on Twitter 😧 > Cymothoa exigua is a...
18517 Saw this on Twitter 😧 > Cymothoa exigua is a...
2017, July
Very angry zebra has had enough of cheetah's sh...
28130 Very angry zebra has had enough of cheetah's sh...
Owl kills 70+ lemmings and made a nest from the...
21392 Owl kills 70+ lemmings and made a nest from the...
Puffin with a mouthful of sand eels (X-post r/p...
24376 Puffin with a mouthful of sand eels (X-post r/p...
Brave patriot bald eagle takes down wimpy Canad...
10577 Brave patriot bald eagle takes down wimpy Canad...
Flying fish evades underwater predator
9423 Flying fish evades underwater predator
[NSFW] Fantastic shot of a wolf finishing a meal
10006 [NSFW] Fantastic shot of a wolf finishing a meal
One day old Cape Buffalo meets its end at the j...
9174 One day old Cape Buffalo meets its end at the j...
Raptor vs raptor
8527 Raptor vs raptor
On top of the carrion throne
8179 On top of the carrion throne
Massive salt water crocodile swims with pig in ...
7936 Massive salt water crocodile swims with pig in ...
2017, June
The Scaly foot gastropod is the only known anim...
24925 The Scaly foot gastropod is the only known anim...
Grizzly defending a bison carcass. Looks like a...
23233 Grizzly defending a bison carcass. Looks like a...
Shark On Shark
15216 Shark On Shark
[OC] This winter my aunt found a coyote frozen ...
14007 [OC] This winter my aunt found a coyote frozen ...
Finger of Death.
12787 Finger of Death.
Shark picks up a quick snack
12409 Shark picks up a quick snack
Raised Hackles
12047 Raised Hackles
Polar bear ambushes seal
10348 Polar bear ambushes seal
Leopard bitch slaps a crocodile
10386 Leopard bitch slaps a crocodile
Tastes like chicken
10427 Tastes like chicken
2017, May
Sea lion raining a fish's parade.
19372 Sea lion raining a fish's parade.
After the stampede
18761 After the stampede
Bear chasing down a piggy
18877 Bear chasing down a piggy
Aftermath of Kid Eaten by Piranhas (NSFL)
14589 Aftermath of Kid Eaten by Piranhas (NSFL)
The gates of hell have been opened, and they're...
9064 The gates of hell have been opened, and they're...
Orca slams sea lion with its tail
8661 Orca slams sea lion with its tail
Sprung a leak!
9528 Sprung a leak!
Bison, scalded by hot spring, running away from...
7986 Bison, scalded by hot spring, running away from...
An African armoured ground cricket eating an Af...
7708 An African armoured ground cricket eating an Af...
Hungry baboon rips baby baboon from its mother ...
7901 Hungry baboon rips baby baboon from its mother ...
2017, April
Jaguar stalks his kill
17675 Jaguar stalks his kill
Territorial hippo joins brawl between wildebees...
12897 Territorial hippo joins brawl between wildebees...
Peregrine Falcon Breaks the Neck of a Mallard
9456 Peregrine Falcon Breaks the Neck of a Mallard
No big deal
9840 No big deal
Viper Has A SPIDER For A Tail!
9138 Viper Has A SPIDER For A Tail!
Leopard shows baby rhino how to climb a tree
9178 Leopard shows baby rhino how to climb a tree
Duel
7053 Duel
Hyena Found a Friend :)
6976 Hyena Found a Friend :)
This Venus Fly Trap ought to be full for a while
5931 This Venus Fly Trap ought to be full for a while
Amazonian Giant River Otter consuming his catch
5670 Amazonian Giant River Otter consuming his catch
2017, March
Cooper's Hawk eating lunch outside my NYC apt
3306 Cooper's Hawk eating lunch outside my NYC apt
Elephant Stabs and Kills Buffalo... Savage
2460 Elephant Stabs and Kills Buffalo... Savage
Buffalo calf gets left behind and taken out by ...
1636 Buffalo calf gets left behind and taken out by ...
Dragonfly nymph hunting fishes
1408 Dragonfly nymph hunting fishes
Intense Escape From Violent Volcanic Eruption
650 Intense Escape From Violent Volcanic Eruption
Need examples of animals being evil.
341 Need examples of animals being evil.
African Wild Dog pack rip apart an Impala
279 African Wild Dog pack rip apart an Impala
Peru Flooding Disaster Footage Compilation Marc...
257 Peru Flooding Disaster Footage Compilation Marc...
Friendly pigs invite a deer over for dinner
248 Friendly pigs invite a deer over for dinner
Lioness ambushes & finishes off injured giraffe
238 Lioness ambushes & finishes off injured giraffe
2017, February
Hare fights back
5476 Hare fights back
The hippo is scary, until you realize there are...
4927 The hippo is scary, until you realize there are...
Mother instinct from a rat.
4244 Mother instinct from a rat.
Snow can be pretty metal too
3989 Snow can be pretty metal too
Jackal hauling in his prey
3589 Jackal hauling in his prey
Australian monitor lizard swallows rabbit whole...
3247 Australian monitor lizard swallows rabbit whole...
Hyena Fights Off Wild Dogs/Accidental Renaissance
3017 Hyena Fights Off Wild Dogs/Accidental Renaissance
Lion Shags A Lioness While She Kills A Warthog
2879 Lion Shags A Lioness While She Kills A Warthog
A Toucanet with a Hummingbird prey that is tryi...
2305 A Toucanet with a Hummingbird prey that is tryi...
Parasitic worms inside a snail
2253 Parasitic worms inside a snail
2017, January
Cow's just standing there for no reason.... oh....
5658 Cow's just standing there for no reason.... oh....
Elephant throw 1100 pound buffalo in the air li...
4331 Elephant throw 1100 pound buffalo in the air li...
A Gaboon Viper Strikes a Bird in Slo-Mo.
4228 A Gaboon Viper Strikes a Bird in Slo-Mo.
A Hungry Pelican
3694 A Hungry Pelican
Since we're on about croc carnage today, here's...
3598 Since we're on about croc carnage today, here's...
Ants are pretty metal
3441 Ants are pretty metal
Horned lizard encountering predator defends its...
3455 Horned lizard encountering predator defends its...
Mongoose about to attack a boomslang
3361 Mongoose about to attack a boomslang
Mallard with a bill-full of frog
3270 Mallard with a bill-full of frog
Hornets Eating Snake in my Backyard
3217 Hornets Eating Snake in my Backyard