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?
They’re so fluffy!
They are! I really want to touch it and see if it feels different than regular down feather.
Air Cat!
Those kitties should be so lucky as to have opposable digits! 😜
I get told all the time if they had them I’d be out of here so fast! ;)
I still can’t get over the grip strength. I’ve seen the 500 psi figure in multiple places, and the fact a pitbull bite is “only” 230ish psi, 500 seems so unbelievable for a bird that weighs less than 4 pounds.
The marvels of evovled efficiencies!
Alligators be like, “Yo.”
