Assertion: osprey | /r/CapableOf | catch fish
Facets:
value: often
type: TEMPORAL
value: with its talons
type: MANNER
value: firmly
type: MANNER
value: to a perch
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: out of the water
type: OTHER
value: in flight
type: TEMPORAL
value: typically
type: DEGREE
value: better
type: MANNER
value: to put the fish
type: PURPOSE
value: to improve aerodynamics
type: PURPOSE
value: so well
type: MANNER
value: to improve handling
type: PURPOSE
value: near the nest
type: LOCATION
value: with their feet
type: MANNER
value: aerodynamically
type: MANNER
value: with two
type: OTHER
value: within 12 minutes
type: TEMPORAL
value: to eat
type: PURPOSE
value: into their nest
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: behind
type: LOCATION
value: with two claws
type: MANNER
value: through the air
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: with two talons in front
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Osprey catching a fish.
text: If you see an osprey carrying a fish through the air, you will likely notice that the fish is aligned head-first to reduce wind resistance.
text: It can capture a fish weighing up to four pounds.
text: Then, the bald eagle will attack the osprey to make it drop the fish so the eagle can catch the fish in the air.
text: The osprey’s outer toe is reversible, allowing it to better hold a fish with two claws behind.
text: Osprey typically take fish weighing 5–10 oz and about 10–14 in in length, but the weight can range from 2–68 oz.
text: Osprey have extremely long, curved and sharp talons that help them grip the fish they catch.
text: sure you’ve also noticed that the osprey always carries the fish facing forward for better aerodynamics.
text: As the osprey rises in flight, it will grasp the fish firmly with two claws facing forward and two facing back.
text: Osprey also sometimes drop fish into their nest before landing.
text: Outside, the Kratt brothers witness an osprey grab a fish with its talons, so they also decide to go find out why osprey can catch fish so well.
text: They have highly specialized barbs on the pads of their feet that allow them to grip fish.
text: The Osprey is a great fisher and will dive bomb and pull fish right out of the water.
text: Studies show that if an osprey is out fishing, he’ll bring back a fish within 12 minutes.
text: Unlike other raptors, the Osprey can bend its outer toe backward, allowing it to grasp a fish firmly with two talons in front and two in back.
text: To snatch fish out of the water surface, an osprey first scans the water for fish silhouettes with its eyes, which cut through glare.
text: Hovering over the water, they dive for their prey and then plunge their head and feet forward, grabbing the fish with their feet.
text: The outer toe is reversible, allowing the osprey to hold its fish aerodynamically when it flies.
text: The osprey then takes the fish to a perch, often near the nest, to eat.
text: Osprey brings the fish to a perch for eating.
text: If Osprey dropped many of the fish they caught, they would waste a lot of energy for nothing.
text: After an osprey catches a fish, it turns the prey so it faces forward.
text: Eagles often wait for an osprey to catch a fish and then try to steal it.
text: Several studies have shown that ospreys catch a fish on at least 1 in 4 dives, and some individuals caught fish in 70% of their attempts.
text: If a bald eagle is close enough and sees an osprey catch a fish, it will dive at the osprey causing the osprey to drop the fish in flight and many times the eagle will catch the fish before it hits the water.
text: It is the only raptor that plunges or dives into the water, feet first to catch fish with its talons.
text: To better catch fish, the osprey flies horizontally with its wings bent at the wrist.
text: Outside, the Kratt brothers witness an osprey grab a fish with its talons, so they also decide to go find out why osprey can catch fish so well.
text: In fact, ospreys almost always carry fish parallel to their bodies to improve aerodynamics and in-flight handling, despite the handicap of the heavy and awkward load.
text: A reversible outer toe helps the osprey to carry fish while in flight.
text: To carry fish, an osprey has strong chest muscles to prevent the weight of the fish from dragging it down.
text: It sometimes happens that an Osprey captures a fish that is too big to carry.
text: When they capture or hold fish they have 2 toes oriented forward and 2 oriented backward similar to an owl.
text: Often, the osprey drops the fish as the eagle closes in.
text: If a bald eagle is close enough and sees an osprey catch a fish, it will dive at the osprey causing the osprey to drop the fish in flight and many times the eagle will catch the fish before it hits the water.
text: When they capture or hold fish they have 2 toes oriented forward and 2 oriented backward similar to an owl.
text: It typically takes fish weighing 150–300 g (5.3–10.6 oz) and about 25–35 cm (9.8–13.8 in) in length, but the weight can range from 50 g (1.8 oz) to 2 kg (4.4 lb).
text: It can grip firmly the fish.
text: Then, Osprey carries the fish with one leg in front of the other, to put the fish face forwards, it is easier to carry it.
text: Once an osprey spots its prey, it hovers over it and then plunges into the water, grasping the fish with its talons.