/r/natureismetal

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Badass pictures, gifs and videos of the awesome yet vicious cycle of nature

This subreddit contains graphic material that involves animals engaging in violence and other vicious conduct in their natural environments.

We do not condone animal violence for sport or training animals to be used for animal fighting.

This subreddit is to appreciate the vicious and unforgiving parts of nature.


SUBREDDIT RULES

1: ANIMALS IN CAPTIVITY

No posting of zoo animals, domestic pets, animals in laboratories, circuses, hunting preserves, show business, feral cats and dogs, and alligator/crocodile wrangling. Farm animals and non-mammalian aquarium animals are allowed provided there is no human instigated feeding, baiting or violence. Anyone posting animal cruelty or organized animal fighting will be banned permanently.

2: ANIMAL REMAINS

No images of piles of feathers, bones, or blood and guts. Remains must have some metal factor to them. Uniquely bad ass skeletons and skulls may be allowed at mod discretion.

Human Remains are allowed only under the following conditions. Damage seen in the submission must have been caused by animals and animals only. No other forms of nature or disease are allowed. Any submission must be fully marked with both NSFW and Human Remains (NSFL) flair or the submission will be removed. Repeated violations may result in a ban.

3: NSFW TAGS

Tag bloody or gory submissions as NSFW. If a mod tags your submission NSFW do not untag it.

4: HUMAN INVOLVEMENT

Animals hurting humans is okay. Humans killing animals is not allowed. No intentional human orchestrated interaction. This also includes animals being harmed at the hands of artificial objects. Animals attacking humans on their own initiative is allowed.

For humans being metal, check out /r/HumansAreMetal: a place for people doing badass things.

5: NON ANIMAL CONTENT

Acts of nature are allowed provided the content is metal.

6: NO POLITICS, RACE, RELIGION, GENDER, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, OR SIMILAR TOPICS OF HUMAN CONCEIT

We are here for the awesomeness of nature. These topics will be removed.

7: NO CLICK BAIT OR SHITPOSTS

Seriously. We will kill you.

8: NON-DESCRIPTIVE TITLES

Please use accurate and descriptive titles to your submissions: a descriptive title should at least identify the animals in the content and optimally briefly describe what is happening. We do not allow "I see you X and raise you Y" titles.

9: REPOSTS

Any submission that is reposted within 120 days will be removed. No posts that have previously been posted on this subreddit with over 10,000 upvotes in the past year may be posted again.

No submissions allowed from the NiM Top 50.

No submissions from the NiM Hall of Fame or the NiM Hall of Shame.

Only images that have appeared previously in NiM or NiFL count as reposts.

Reposting will be adjudicated on a 3 strikes policy. (1: warning, 2: temp ban, 3: permenant ban)

Word-for-word reposts will be removed.

Expanded clarification of the rules

Expanded clarification of the Human Remains rule

All rules are subject to moderator discretion.

You can message the mods using modmail if you would like to contest the removal of post or bans.

Please Visit Our Sister Subreddits

For nature in all its stunning and fascinating beauty check out r/NatureisFuckingLit

For extinct badass nature, check out /r/Naturewasmetal.

For dead animals doing crazy and badass things from the afterlife, check out r/taxidermy and r/taxidermyismetal

For badass people being metal as fuck please visit r/Humansaremetal


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A monstrous tornado churns over an open field in Texas, USA. [OC]

Keep in mind that tornado ratings are based on damage, NOT how scary they look or how big they are. This big guy did no damage to homes or neighborhoods and injured nobody; it did, however, knock over two oil pumpjacks like they were toys, which is the only reason it was rated at all. Tornadoes that remain over open land are not typically rated. As for this photo, I felt like making it black and white and moody AF, lol. I hope you enjoy!

0 Comments
2023/03/28
21:30 UTC

69

Never f*ck with a Bear

8 Comments
2023/03/28
18:59 UTC

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So fierce and magnificent. Nature.

4 Comments
2023/03/28
18:15 UTC

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White-winged scoter scooping up breakfast

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2023/03/28
17:11 UTC

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Centipede tears it’s way out of the snake that ate it

10 Comments
2023/03/28
16:21 UTC

1,694

Large Brown bear vs wolf standoff in Banff, Alberta

103 Comments
2023/03/28
16:14 UTC

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An empty penguin carcass, emptied and eaten by an orca this way to avoid their thick feathers.

1 Comment
2023/03/28
15:31 UTC

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Ghost crabs can run up to 100 body lengths per second.

255 Comments
2023/03/28
15:03 UTC

130

Kestrel With Its Prey

3 Comments
2023/03/28
11:48 UTC

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Maned Wolf running down the streets of Brazil: They're the tallest/fastest canid with a top speed of 47mph,(75.6 km/h).

46 Comments
2023/03/28
07:35 UTC

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mother zebra tries to free its foal from an attacking leopard.

12 Comments
2023/03/28
07:13 UTC

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Drosera (Sundews) are carnivorous plants that use a sticky dew secreted by tentacles to attract insects and then wrap around it and dissolve it. They range from the Arctic to the desert.

3 Comments
2023/03/28
03:44 UTC

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Assassin bug wears the corpses of its victims

54 Comments
2023/03/28
03:33 UTC

259

small and deadly

3 Comments
2023/03/28
02:57 UTC

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Grizzly Bear compared to Siberian Tiger in size

394 Comments
2023/03/28
00:12 UTC

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A younger tiger preparing to fight an older tiger over a deer kill. (India)

12 Comments
2023/03/28
00:02 UTC

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Bird dies in vine bush

2 Comments
2023/03/27
20:08 UTC

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Terrifying Worm Snatching Fish from the Ocean Floor - underground part is stuff of nightmares

5 Comments
2023/03/27
19:05 UTC

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Hyena taking home a trophy

8 Comments
2023/03/27
17:31 UTC

2,225

Didn't know Toucans can catch bats

63 Comments
2023/03/27
16:46 UTC

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Kestrel attacks Barn Owl

22 Comments
2023/03/27
16:02 UTC

5,291

Coyote creeps up on an unsuspecting Racoon Cub.

169 Comments
2023/03/27
13:56 UTC

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Elysia Marginata. It can regrows a whole new body after decapitating himself, an unique ability in the whole animal kingdom. Researchers think that lopping off its own noggin could help the critter rid itself of parasites

13 Comments
2023/03/27
11:48 UTC

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