Ancient Raptors Likely Feasted On Early Man

[Viggen]

A new study suggests that prehistoric birds of prey made meals out of some of our earliest human ancestors. Researchers drew this conclusion after studying more than 600 bones from modern-day monkeys. They had collected the bones from beneath the nests of African crowned eagles in the Ivory Coast's Tai rainforest. A full-grown African crowned eagle is roughly the size of an American bald eagle, which typically weighs about 10 to 12 pounds.

 

full article at Science Daily

[Pertinax]

Very interesting , because here is a relative of the species in question:

 

http://www.unrv.com/forum/index.php?act=mo...=si&img=867

 

quite capable of dispatching a small child, the crushing power of each claw is equal to the bite of TWO alsatian dogs.The talons have a reflex action "ratchet" , in essence if the prey struggles the talons bite deeper and harder-the bird has no control over this motor function-if you wriggle your arm the claws bit harder and harder, .

[Callaecus]

A new study suggests that prehistoric birds of prey made meals out of some of our earliest human ancestors.

Since they no longer attack us, I suppose they didn't like the taste of human meal (just kidding).