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Growing up, I had a cat who got attacked by a hawk. He came running in one day with deep talon scratches on his back. My mom took him to the vet, who cleaned u
by omegaham 10y ago
Growing up, I had a cat who got attacked by a hawk. He came running in one day with deep talon scratches on his back.
My mom took him to the vet, who cleaned up the wounds and said that it was probably a juvenile who was overconfident in what he could grab. An adult wouldn't have tried.
The mental image of this teenager hawk swooping down, grabbing a fatass 15-pound cat, and struggling to pick it up while Mom looks down and shakes her head makes me smile.
- wavefunction 10y agoI've seen an adult hawk predate a small dog before. The dog was likely killed by the impact of the hawk, though I couldn't be sure because the hawk carried the limp body away before the owner could take any action. Here's another example: http://www.wrdw.com/home/headlines/Hawk-flies-away-with-family-pet--220580101.html http://www.wrdw.com/home/headlines/Hawk-flies-away-with-fami...