/r/natureismetal - top ten submissions for each month of 2025

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2025, December

The bared teeth of an Emerald Tree boa

9820 The bared teeth of an Emerald Tree boa

Giraffe destroys rival's leg during fight

8195 Giraffe destroys rival's leg during fight

13-year quest complete: Biologist witnesses ult...

6996 13-year quest complete: Biologist witnesses ult...

Nora, the Maasai Mara's oldest and most famous ...

6801 Nora, the Maasai Mara's oldest and most famous ...

Just a greater kudu casually wearing the most r...

6560 Just a greater kudu casually wearing the most r...

The famous Tiger P-243 with an incredibly nasty...

6338 The famous Tiger P-243 with an incredibly nasty...

Night heron gulps down its sibling, the smalles...

6157 Night heron gulps down its sibling, the smalles...

Sea krait eats moray eel

5682 Sea krait eats moray eel

Cape buffalo bulls get their horns inextricably...

5182 Cape buffalo bulls get their horns inextricably...

Giant Squid Feeding on a hooked Diamondback Squid

4741 Giant Squid Feeding on a hooked Diamondback Squid

2025, November

Soldier Ants devoured two live chickens during ...

14217 Soldier Ants devoured two live chickens during ...

The most metal of them all

11201 The most metal of them all

Octopus tinder must be wild

7919 Octopus tinder must be wild

Sea snake eating slowly swallowing a moral eel,...

7309 Sea snake eating slowly swallowing a moral eel,...

Polar bear feeds on 40 ton sperm whale

6743 Polar bear feeds on 40 ton sperm whale

Deer running from a flying squirrel, caught on ...

6415 Deer running from a flying squirrel, caught on ...

Hokkaido, Japan 6/11/25 - A brown bear (Ussuri ...

6182 Hokkaido, Japan 6/11/25 - A brown bear (Ussuri ...

Heron caught a fish

5571 Heron caught a fish

The one eyed coyote that patrols our canyon

4881 The one eyed coyote that patrols our canyon

Snake covered in ticks

4844 Snake covered in ticks

2025, October

Jaguar chases down deer.

13216 Jaguar chases down deer.

Stealthy catfish chose pigeon for dinner

7602 Stealthy catfish chose pigeon for dinner

No mercy for the very young. Lion takes wild do...

6197 No mercy for the very young. Lion takes wild do...

A duck at my community park had both eyes fresh...

5694 A duck at my community park had both eyes fresh...

Hyena interrupts a moment between Leopard and I...

5654 Hyena interrupts a moment between Leopard and I...

Lion carries off very young live elephant calf....

5213 Lion carries off very young live elephant calf....

Cape buffalo tries to save her calf from lion. ...

4985 Cape buffalo tries to save her calf from lion. ...

Bumped into outdoor furniture, scab ripped off,...

4539 Bumped into outdoor furniture, scab ripped off,...

Camel spider ravages ant colony, surrounded by ...

3985 Camel spider ravages ant colony, surrounded by ...

Puku caught in feeding frenzy as Painted Dogs d...

3857 Puku caught in feeding frenzy as Painted Dogs d...

2025, September

Massive parasite slithers out of praying mantis...

12407 Massive parasite slithers out of praying mantis...

Praying Mantis Kills Hummingbird

11162 Praying Mantis Kills Hummingbird

Bird swallows live snake, tail first

7691 Bird swallows live snake, tail first

Leopard lets gazelle have a go

7488 Leopard lets gazelle have a go

Parrot is ambushed at the watering hole

7259 Parrot is ambushed at the watering hole

The Tsavo man eaters were a pair of maneless ma...

6995 The Tsavo man eaters were a pair of maneless ma...

Ice stained red from Polar Bear's prey

6470 Ice stained red from Polar Bear's prey

Rat wanders into the den of a Rooster, and is d...

5939 Rat wanders into the den of a Rooster, and is d...

Spectacled bear hauls its hapless prey into the...

5614 Spectacled bear hauls its hapless prey into the...

A rare natural phenomenon known as a "Rat King"...

5609 A rare natural phenomenon known as a "Rat King"...

2025, August

Iberian brown bear makes fatal mistake while cl...

14593 Iberian brown bear makes fatal mistake while cl...

Mother Rabbit hides babies from predators by ma...

12628 Mother Rabbit hides babies from predators by ma...

Now you see me, now you don’t.

11946 Now you see me, now you don’t.

Sheep wandered too close to a territorial Stallion

8360 Sheep wandered too close to a territorial Stallion

Otter drags raccoon into the depths of the sewer

8259 Otter drags raccoon into the depths of the sewer

Doe instructs fawn to lie motionless while she ...

7855 Doe instructs fawn to lie motionless while she ...

Hyenas are known to target the genitals of larg...

6853 Hyenas are known to target the genitals of larg...

Baby bird mistakenly believes mother is returni...

6665 Baby bird mistakenly believes mother is returni...

Scarlet Ibis engaging in coprophagy with a deer...

6541 Scarlet Ibis engaging in coprophagy with a deer...

Cheetah cubs practice on an impala under their ...

6358 Cheetah cubs practice on an impala under their ...

2025, July

Eurasian badger gets nippy with a horse

17297 Eurasian badger gets nippy with a horse

Pigeon walks into the wrong nest

14488 Pigeon walks into the wrong nest

Peregrine falcon in hunting dive ("stoop") stri...

9793 Peregrine falcon in hunting dive ("stoop") stri...

Alligator cracks a turtle's shell with ease.

8571 Alligator cracks a turtle's shell with ease.

Sea lamprey wound. A single sea lamprey can kil...

8141 Sea lamprey wound. A single sea lamprey can kil...

Giant leech discovers a nest of baby frogs and ...

7938 Giant leech discovers a nest of baby frogs and ...

Sperm whale bears the scars from deep sea clash...

7828 Sperm whale bears the scars from deep sea clash...

The feathers of the striped cuckoo chicks are v...

7563 The feathers of the striped cuckoo chicks are v...

Polar Bears are fully capable of killing their ...

6945 Polar Bears are fully capable of killing their ...

Monkey eats another monkey's rotten/burnt arm

6832 Monkey eats another monkey's rotten/burnt arm

2025, June

Hippos are built diffrent

18728 Hippos are built diffrent

The Ganges River Dolphin lives in extremely mur...

14471 The Ganges River Dolphin lives in extremely mur...

"Zombie" spider infected by cordyceps fungus

9203 "Zombie" spider infected by cordyceps fungus

Moose unable to walk in straight line after due...

8733 Moose unable to walk in straight line after due...

Well…

In an act of Matriphagy, some species of centip...

8246 In an act of Matriphagy, some species of centip...

An extremely toxic Dofleinia Armata, the Injuri...

7108 An extremely toxic Dofleinia Armata, the Injuri...

Pulsating mass of Tubifex in sewer

6721 Pulsating mass of Tubifex in sewer

The foot of a kangaroo.

6671 The foot of a kangaroo.

A large elephant herd, 1976

6601 A large elephant herd, 1976

2025, May

6 inch (15.24cm) diameter hailstone that fell i...

13669 6 inch (15.24cm) diameter hailstone that fell i...

Snake Eel Bursts Out Of Heron's Chest After It ...

12403 Snake Eel Bursts Out Of Heron's Chest After It ...

Brown trout with parasitic lamprey

10974 Brown trout with parasitic lamprey

Python covered with ticks.

10305 Python covered with ticks.

Zombie salmon - after mating salmon begin to ro...

9454 Zombie salmon - after mating salmon begin to ro...

A birds nest constructed from the bones of othe...

9012 A birds nest constructed from the bones of othe...

Deformed lamb I delivered last lambing season

8754 Deformed lamb I delivered last lambing season

mama spider has 3 egg sacks, is gravid with a 4...

8716 mama spider has 3 egg sacks, is gravid with a 4...

Cow survived a 2x4 impaling him from a tornado

7110 Cow survived a 2x4 impaling him from a tornado

Wildebeest survive a river crossing, but lost a...

6999 Wildebeest survive a river crossing, but lost a...

2025, April

Bat dies after being trapped by cactus

8867 Bat dies after being trapped by cactus

bovine papillomavirus

8581 bovine papillomavirus

Man jumps on his snowmobile to escape a chargin...

8566 Man jumps on his snowmobile to escape a chargin...

This turtle looks like it took a golf ball to...

8457 This turtle looks like it took a golf ball to...

Baby hippos will use a crocodile's spine as a c...

8332 Baby hippos will use a crocodile's spine as a c...

parasite forcing frogs to grow extra legs to be...

8328 parasite forcing frogs to grow extra legs to be...

A caterpillar infested with parasitic wasp larvae.

7732 A caterpillar infested with parasitic wasp larvae.

A duiker that got on a porcupine's bad side

7025 A duiker that got on a porcupine's bad side

Baboon carrying lion cub

6850 Baboon carrying lion cub

Male polar bear kills cub despite mother's effo...

6817 Male polar bear kills cub despite mother's effo...

2025, March

Aftermath: exhausted polar bear next to the wal...

21439 Aftermath: exhausted polar bear next to the wal...

Kiwi eggs are six-times as big as normal for a ...

11171 Kiwi eggs are six-times as big as normal for a ...

How can those Spiders process visual informatio...

8415 How can those Spiders process visual informatio...

Another example of what screwworm infections ca...

7816 Another example of what screwworm infections ca...

The babirusa’s tusks grow so long that they pie...

7368 The babirusa’s tusks grow so long that they pie...

Sri Lankan leopard fearlessly snatches water bu...

7054 Sri Lankan leopard fearlessly snatches water bu...

I think the fox came away empty-handed last night

6996 I think the fox came away empty-handed last night

Pigeon built its nest on anti-pigeon spikes.

6531 Pigeon built its nest on anti-pigeon spikes.

Lion Cub peering through the ribcage of a zebra

5651 Lion Cub peering through the ribcage of a zebra

So that was crazy

5147 So that was crazy

2025, February

Scarface (2007-2021): The legendary lion who ki...

16302 Scarface (2007-2021): The legendary lion who ki...

Komodo Dragons have iron tipped teeth

14189 Komodo Dragons have iron tipped teeth

Hyena carrying an elephant foot

9447 Hyena carrying an elephant foot

heron devours a live rodent, struggling despera...

8744 heron devours a live rodent, struggling despera...

Coyotes meeting a newly reintroduced wolf in Ye...

7716 Coyotes meeting a newly reintroduced wolf in Ye...

Dingoes doing their part in controlling Austral...

7210 Dingoes doing their part in controlling Austral...

A bloodied yet determined honey badger returns ...

5985 A bloodied yet determined honey badger returns ...

Crocodile destroys a wallaby

5552 Crocodile destroys a wallaby

Target Parking Lot Brutality

4454 Target Parking Lot Brutality

What a terrible night to be able to read.

4389 What a terrible night to be able to read.

2025, January

Bear chases a bison that fell into a geyser in ...

10862 Bear chases a bison that fell into a geyser in ...

“The Dude”, one of the biggest snow leopards ev...

10588 “The Dude”, one of the biggest snow leopards ev...

Canada Goose ripped its own foot off

8634 Canada Goose ripped its own foot off

Badass lion with a quarter of its face missing

8205 Badass lion with a quarter of its face missing

The Nile (top) and Saltwater (bottom) Crocodile...

7077 The Nile (top) and Saltwater (bottom) Crocodile...

Satellite images show massive destruction of LA...

6150 Satellite images show massive destruction of LA...

Pack of wolves make a wild boar kill in Transyl...

5531 Pack of wolves make a wild boar kill in Transyl...

Alligator Devouring Iguana for Lunch

5095 Alligator Devouring Iguana for Lunch

Alligator missing the top of its jaw

5088 Alligator missing the top of its jaw

Jaguars are starting to make Arizona home. How ...

5017 Jaguars are starting to make Arizona home. How ...