Birds of prey are some of the most well-adapted animals in the world today. Over millions of years of evolution, they have had the chance to perfect their amazingly skillful talons, and diversify their use to a wide array of applications. Possible kill methods range from squeezing the prey until it gives its final breath, to dismembering the animal unfortunate enough to allow itself to get caught. Now, scientists have managed to unravel the talons’ mystery, in a finding that could see them gaining new insights into how dinosaurs, the ancestors of birds, used their claws as well, LiveScience reports.

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