FATAL ATTRACTION

The playing field doesn’t get much more heated than this–and the only set of ground rules is to kill or be killed. In the game of survival, the prey is often as formidable as the predator. But gut-gouging horns, venomous fangs, stampeding hooves and sharp canines aren’t enough to deter the big players. So why go after a meal that can kill them? Sometimes the reward outweighs the risk.