Predators. I like to watch the Planet Earth series produced by the BBC. The stories, photography, and economical narration by David Attenborough are wonderful. The music composed by George Fenton is perfect. Episodes on predators are fascinating. So you want to be a lion? Powerful, fast, feared, easy life, high protein diet - a top predator. Think again. One thing I’ve learned is how careful predators must be with their physical plant, i.e. their bodies. Any injury befalling them, such as a broken paw, sprained leg, or a gore wound, not only loses them their prey, but ultimately kills them by starvation. They have no doctors and even no friends among their kind. Each is an independent agent living a risky life and trying to survive until, finally overtaken by age, it dies by weakness or starvation. It is a certainty that many lose senses of smell, vision, hearing, or even develop dental problems - also fatal. No medical plans or nursing homes for these guys.
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