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Falcons trap live birds to keep them fresh for later meals

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Mogador is an island off the coast of Morocco. In 2014, Abdeljebbar Qninba, a biologist at Mohammed V University in Rabat observed falcons capturing smaller birds, plucking off their tail and wing feathers, then storing them in holes in rocks for later consumption.

Although scientists have seen birds storing dead animals for later meals, this is the first time that anyone has seen birds stocking live animals.
via Neatorama

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Image: Abdeljebbar Qninba

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