Assertion: osprey | /r/CapableOf | grip slippery fish
Facets:
value: thanks to the pads
type: CAUSE
value: more firmly
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Yet another fascinating adaptation is that unlike hawks, eagles, and falcons, an osprey can move its fourth toe to the front, allowing it to grip slippery fish more firmly.
text: This is particularly helpful when they grab slippery fish.
text: These spines allow ospreys to grasp slippery fish–
text: In addition, the Osprey is able to grasp slippery fishes thanks to the pads covered in spines which are on the soles of the toes, and to the sharply curved talons similar to fish hooks.
text: In addition to sharp talons, ospreys have spicules, specialized spines on the pads of their feet that help them grip slippery fish.