stackyFACTSMid-air dogfights require sheer brute force rather than delicate grabbing. When diving at terminal velocity, peregrine falcons do not bother trying to catch agile prey with open claws. Instead, they ball their talons into a literal fist and punch the target right out of the sky, relying on the sheer impact to stun or kill.
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