Assertion: peregrine falcon | /r/CapableOf | catch prey
Facets:
value: in the air
type: LOCATION
value: often
type: TEMPORAL
value: after a fast chase
type: TEMPORAL
value: generally
type: MANNER
value: by circling an area
type: MANNER
value: from off the ground
type: MANNER
value: with their large talons
type: MANNER
value: to avoid injuring itself
type: PURPOSE
value: on the wing
type: LOCATION
value: out of the air
type: OTHER
value: with both feet
type: MANNER
value: with swift, spectacular dives
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: To catch prey from mid-air, peregrine falcons will ball up their talons and knock a bird out of the air, which stuns them and causes them to free fall to the ground for easy capture.
text: Peregrine falcons catch their prey in the air with swift, spectacular dives, called stoops.
text: The peregrine grabs prey with both feet and breaks the neck.
text: 4) Peregrines at times may be kleptoparasites (stealing prey caught by another bird).
text: The peregrine captures other birds in flight, snatching prey out of the air or using its feet to knock prey senseless, then severing the spinal cord with a powerful bite to the neck.
text: The high-speed stoop means that the peregrine must catch its prey on the wing to avoid injuring itself on impact.
text: As the peregrine reaches its prey, its wings are extended in a braking motion while the legs are thrust forward in a pendulum motion.
text: It often takes its prey in mid-air by diving steeply and swiftly at it from above to snatch it with its talons.
text: The peregrine falcon catches its prey mid-flight.
text: They dive down and grab their prey with their large talons.
text: They also conduct surprise hunting attacks, wherein they will snatch their prey from off the ground or from right off of one of the smaller birds' perches.
text: They often catch prey in the air after a fast chase.
text: It catches prey by circling an area, then diving.
text: They often catch prey in the air after a fast chase.
text: They generally catch their prey in the air but sometimes catch rodents or birds on the ground also.