Murder caused by jealousy in the animal kingdom

It’s not just humans who are jealous, it’s not just humans who have love rivals, it’s not just humans who have wars with love rivals, it’s the same in the animal kingdom. Whether they are humans or animals, the desire for control and possessiveness between lovers is the same. When you see your partner having close contact with other people of the opposite sex, you will always feel jealous. If you can control your emotions and be calm and harmonious, you will always feel jealous. It is best for partners to communicate. If they cannot, there may be "a murder caused by jealousy."

1. The male polar bear fought off 10 love rivals and returned with the female bear scarred.

In October 2011, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) documentary "Frozen Planet" showed people a series of stunning scenes of polar life. The film crew members spent several years photographing the natural world at the North and South Poles, including This is an interesting photo of a male polar bear fighting off 10 "love rivals" for the right to mate. He was seriously injured but finally "accepted a beautiful woman". The film crew spent 14 days filming how a male polar bear fought off as many as 10 love rivals, covered in bloodstains and scars, and won the right to mate with a female polar bear, becoming "affectionately affectionate."

2. A jealous lioness tears out the tongue of a male lion to prevent him from approaching his love rival.

In December 2008, a photographer in the Okavango Delta of Botswana captured a shocking scene of a group of lionesses scratching the tongues of male lions to prevent them from approaching their love rivals. It is reported that another lioness in estrus was calling the male lion at that time, which caused extreme dissatisfaction from the male lion's partner. It tried its best to prevent the male lion from approaching its love rival, but the male lion ignored it and tried to cross a ditch to mate with the lioness. The furious lioness roared at the male lion, then stretched out her claws and tore out the lion's tongue.

3. The beautiful elephant seal goes to war with his love rival for the "beauties in the harem"

In March 2013, American wildlife photographer Justin Hoffman photographed a group of large elephant walruses fighting with their love rivals in Golden Bay, South Georgia. After repelling his opponent, the scarred seal seemed extremely satisfied with the 30 "harem beauties" he had, and showed a "satisfied" look as he cuddled up against a female walrus.

4. The “elegant” duel between Zambian giraffe rivals

On April 9, 2013, field photographer Dana Allen used his lens to record the "elegant" duel scene of male giraffes in Zambia's South Rwangwa National Park. In the lens, two male giraffes touched each other with their horns. The legs are hooked around the other person's neck, just like a dancer performing a tango dance. In fact, the two stags were engaged in a fierce duel for a mate, butting each other with their horns and throwing their legs around each other's necks to force each other off balance. The duel lasted for two hours, with the winner ultimately winning ownership of the female giraffe.

5. Two male elephants in Kenya fight for mates

In October 2012, two male elephants fought for 20 minutes in the Masai Mara National Wildlife Refuge in Kenya, Africa. They use their tusks to hold each other against each other and their trunks to entwine each other. But the whole process didn't look like a fight, but like two behemoths playing in a friendly manner.

6. Elephant seal courtship battle under ice and snow

When mating season arrives, approximately 400,000 southern elephant seals line the coast of South Georgia. Starting in mid-September, a group of male seals arrive first, dragging their heavy bodies up the rocky shore, and then start fighting almost immediately. This is not a small fight, but a bloody battle. Some seals will have their noses torn in the battle, their skin and flesh will be torn, and their eyeballs will fall to the ground. The stakes are high: only one in three male seals survives the chance to continue the family line. The largest males tend to be the dominant ones. In the war to divide the sphere of influence, elephant seals also vigorously display their unreasonably long nose, roaring and snorting, in short, just to show off.

7. The fighting scene between African squirrels and lovers resembles a kung fu competition

In December 2008, a photographer captured a wonderful group of pictures of two "Kung Fu Squirrels" fighting for their mate in Namibia, Africa. The photo showed that two "Kung Fu Squirrels" were fighting, and one squirrel flew towards the opponent and killed the other. It fell to the ground. The attacker then executed a perfect kick, clearly a keen fan of kung fu and performing a move that would have pleased kung fu master Bruce Lee.

8. Two male seals fight for their mate on the beach.

In June 2012, a photographer captured a rare scene of two male elephant seals fighting on the beach in the Falkland Islands over the leadership of a group of up to 100 female seals.

9. Two male kangaroos fight over their sweetheart’s heart.

At the prestigious Chester Zoo in the UK, photographer Adam Ashton captured another side of the kangaroo. Two male kangaroos are fighting each other for the affections of their sweetheart.

10. The smart cuttlefish cleverly "disguises" to defeat his love rival

In July 2012, Australian biologists discovered that in order to scare rivals, male cuttlefish can use half of their bodies to perform courtship to attract female cuttlefish, and use the other half of their bodies to disguise themselves as female cuttlefish to confuse other male cuttlefish so that they can mate without intrusion.

11. Male tiger’s “love triangle” and female tiger kill her husband in anger

In September 2011, a tigress trapped in a "love triangle" at the El Paso Zoo in Texas, USA, couldn't bear the "torment" of jealousy and bit her partner to death. The zoo said in a statement that the female tiger is named "Seri" and is now 3 years old. It fell into a "love triangle" with its 6-year-old partner "Woods" and another 15-year-old female tiger in the park in June this year. "Male Tiger Woods likes two tigresses at the same time, but the two tigresses dislike each other," the zoo said. After months of suffering, Celie attacked Woods in the enclosure on September 9.

12. The little bird looked in the mirror and thought it was a love rival, then pecked the entire village’s car rearview mirrors.

In March 2009, a British village was inexplicably infested by wagtails, and almost all the car rearview mirrors in the village were pecked out. It is understood that it was the time when wagtails were in estrus, and these little birds like to duel with their love rivals for territory. Unexpectedly, the situation was so serious that year that they even regarded themselves in the mirror as their love rivals and carried out crazy attacks. Later, the villagers had to make their own special mirror covers to protect their cars.

13. Dragonflies mate and pose in romantic poses. Who knows that their love rival will disrupt the situation?

On March 7, 2012, a photographer captured a photo of dragonflies "romantic mating" in a wildlife sanctuary in Kent, England. In the photo, two mating dragonflies sweetly formed a "love" shape. Next to them, a "jealous" dragonfly flew from a distance, seeming to disrupt their beautiful moment and have a "shot-through" match. Heart" performance.

14. Wild stallions fight fiercely for mating rights.

On November 16, 2010, a photographer captured the scene of two male wild horses fighting fiercely for the right to mate with a mare in a nature reserve in the Netherlands. These wild horses stood back, bared their teeth, and fought hard. Photographer Henry said that some of these horses are unmated horses that need to show their fighting strength to establish their status in the horse herd; and then there is the "polygamous" horse herd, where each male horse owns about 6 mares. There is a king horse among the horses, and he is the only one qualified to reproduce.

15. Male long-necked weevils use their long necks as weapons to fight for mating rights.

There is a peculiar insect living on the island of Madagascar - the long-necked weevil. It has a long neck. The length of the male's neck is 2-3 times that of the female. The special neck structure is not only used to build nests, It can also be used as a weapon to compete with members of the same sex for mating rights and win the hearts of females.

16. Pheasants mistook humans for love rivals and "attacked like crazy"

In April 2013, some residents in Inshropshire, England, were afraid to go out because of a "crazy" attack by a pheasant. It is reported that the pheasant, nicknamed "Phil", lurked around local resident Sally Anjia all day and night.Whenever a family member appears, Phil will pounce. While they were inside, Phil would bang his head on the glass and even try to break in. These conditions have forced Sally Ann Hudson to not only wear gloves when she goes out, but also carry a badminton racket to keep it at bay. Regarding this pheasant's crazy "attack" behavior, Paul North, an expert from the World Juvenile Association, explained that this pheasant showed typical mating season behavior and it must have regarded the Sally Ann family as another male pheasant. , thus treating them as love rivals.

17. Wild red deer fight for the female deer.

In October 2008, a group of photos of a red deer fighting for a female were released. The red deer in the photo lived in Richmond Park in southwest London. In a fight for a doe, the bucks begin with a competitive roar, and if the dominant buck's roar is not as loud as the other bucks, an antler battle ensues that can sometimes be fatal. They poke each other violently with their heads, often tangling their antlers, which have 12 or even 14 branches. During the fight, they walked side by side, staring at each other. Suddenly one of them attacked, and the antlers clash began again.

18. Male rat snakes in India perform a "mating dance" to compete for dominance

Male rat-eating snakes in the Kolkata Salt Lake, India, perform a crazy "mating dance" in a battle for dominance. These two snakes living in the salt lakes of Kolkata, India, are madly entangled with each other and appear to be performing an affectionate "mating ritual", but this is not the case. In fact, they are two male rat snakes competing for dominance, and they are proving who is the strongest through a unique fighting method.

19. The British gorilla fights for his love rival.

In December 2009, a tourist photographed a violent shopping scene between a gorilla and a love rival at a zoo in Kent, England. As you can see from the pictures, the way the gorilla treats his love rival can be described as extremely violent and direct.

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