Hey /an/, /g/entooman here, and I have a question. I saw a video

>>2295537
Their feet are incredibly strong, and they wear their prey down by their lung piercing grip as they tear their throats open with sharp beaks.
There is little harm a deer and fox can do with those talons digging in their neck, the eagle a safe distance away from teeth or hooves.

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>>2295537
getting these rammed into your flesh at high speed doesn't really allow for much of a counterattack

>>2295558
tuck and roll

>>2295550
One of the reasons birds are believed to have won out over pterosaurs is that their wings are much more resistant to damage. The bulk of the wing is feathers, the actual flesh itself comprises a very small area. These feathers can be ruffled, bent, crushed, broken, and the wings still function perfectly well. Broken feathers can then be molted and replaced for a return to complete functionality.

Very different story if a membranous wing is punctured.

>>2295537
it's a combination of speed and eagles having really good eye-sight to target weak spots. it doesn't matter for shit how buff you are if something is coming for your throat at nigh-on terminal velocity.

>>2295572
That's pretty interesting! Probably true as well.

>>2295572
That isn't why at all, pterosaurs went extinct because they all happened to be huge at the wrong time. If there had been smaller species at the time they'd likely still be around.

>>2295766
There were Pterosaurs of all shapes and sizes, by the end of the Cretaceous, the only members left were the gigantic Azhdarchids because birds had out competed all the smaller ones.

>>2295560
that might work, but deer and wolves aren't smart enough to come up with something like that

From what i've seen the bird just catches the animal while the hunter runs up and deals the finishing blow. I would be concerned about the bird being injured, they are very lightweight and frail compared to a similarly sized mammal.