From Nicole Seward

Check out those murder mittens as this Great horned owl takes off! Their talons are about 1.5 inches long with a grip strength of 200-500 pounds per square inch. That’s six times stronger than a handshake from a bodybuilder! Aren’t you glad you aren’t owl prey?

  • JohnnyEnzyme@lemm.ee
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    1 day ago

    It’s still a 3 pound bird spine busting mammals and birds 4 or 5 times their size.

    Yeap, I think that’s the main point, despite our squabblings, hier und da.
    I.e.-- raptors and carnivores of the feline-variety have an almost magical-ability to OWN their prey, so to speak, physics be damned.