Prey or be Killed

So I saw this meme this morning.  And like all memes...I must dig.  Facebook memes are like the Twitter of Facebook.  Say your point in 160 characters or less.  When the prey is armed the predators think twice.  Makes sense.  But I would think that crocodiles are pretty armed.  Antelopes have horns.  Oh, and a rhino, hippo or wild hog? I'd say they are pretty armed too.  But yet a lion still manages to kill and consume these animals.  This predator does think twice, that's why they are so successful.  Or maybe they don't think twice, they just know how to successfully attack and take down their prey.  A porcupine is not invincible.  And often times they do end up dying when attacked by a predator.  There was one mountain lion who successfully killed and ate a porcupine.  It was even a small lion, 40 lbs.  But after a few weeks, they lion was found dead of internal injuries.  The porcupine, though dead, still managed to fight back.

I don't think the answer to violence is arming more people.  I don't know what the answer is.  But if we arm more people, more people will die.  I guess some of that more people would be guys that would kill more people. So you kill one to save some.  Where do we stop with that? Kill everyone that texts and drives?  Or at least take their car away.  I'd be totally in favor of impounding ones car if they get caught texting and driving.  You know every time you pick up your phone and text when you drive you are a potential killer.  You could very easily murder someone.  And I will call it murder, you know the risks.  Anyway...not the point of this post.


Point is, it's a stupid meme.  At least pick another picture.  Because a lion also successfully kills and consumes crocodiles, rhino's, hippos (which are VERY dangerous and could bite a lion in half), and wild hogs.   The lion can do this because the lion is smart.  It has nothing to do with the prey being armed or not.  And if were were to all be like the porcupine, we'd have to wear full body armor everywhere we go.  The porcupine is set up only for defending itself and not others.  And it only works when the predator comes into close contact.  It can't fire quills through the forest to save itself or another.  A porcupine has armor that bites back.

This has been another meme takedown by me.  Have a nice day everyone.