Violent world of raptors explored
Tuesday, November 24, 2009 - 22:35
in Paleontology & Archaeology
A journey that started with a box of bird feet carried three graduate students into the gruesome world of raptors. Normally focused on dinosaurs, the students compared the claws and killing methods of four types of raptors and published a new paper on their research. The birds of prey that were studied live in North America and Europe and include eagles and hawks, owls, osprey and falcons.