Personally, it looks like the dog was trying to hump the other one, or possible even move it so it can eat it.
And yes, hungry animals will canibalize each other. It is not rare. Even wolves will eat pack mates.
I know its hard for people to cope with, but animals are not furry humans, and the world is not a Disney movie.
Notice how when people say "Animals are better than people!111" they usually mean dogs or cats, animals that have been bred for thousands of years specifically to be docile towards us. They will also chase and kill small animals for fun. I had a dog that had plenty food, but she loved killing squirrels and rolling around on their dead bodies. But if a human did this, people would be morally digusted. Animals do not have morals. That is why we do not hold them to moral standards like we do humans.
Let me know when you see a (non-female suffering the loss of her cubs) lion saving a hyena, a spider saving a fly, a horse saving a cow, an alligator saving a jackal, etc, or animals forming rescue groups even amongst their own species.
Its not even uncommon for chimps to kill and eat their own infant family members.
Sure, the dog could be saving the other, but it most likely isn't. The reason this is on the news is because of how RARE it is for an untrained dog (who rescues because of rewards) to care about another dog in such a way. It is not the norm.
And yes, hungry animals will canibalize each other. It is not rare. Even wolves will eat pack mates.
I know its hard for people to cope with, but animals are not furry humans, and the world is not a Disney movie.
Notice how when people say "Animals are better than people!111" they usually mean dogs or cats, animals that have been bred for thousands of years specifically to be docile towards us. They will also chase and kill small animals for fun. I had a dog that had plenty food, but she loved killing squirrels and rolling around on their dead bodies. But if a human did this, people would be morally digusted. Animals do not have morals. That is why we do not hold them to moral standards like we do humans.
Let me know when you see a (non-female suffering the loss of her cubs) lion saving a hyena, a spider saving a fly, a horse saving a cow, an alligator saving a jackal, etc, or animals forming rescue groups even amongst their own species.
Its not even uncommon for chimps to kill and eat their own infant family members.
Sure, the dog could be saving the other, but it most likely isn't. The reason this is on the news is because of how RARE it is for an untrained dog (who rescues because of rewards) to care about another dog in such a way. It is not the norm.