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Today’s beast flies, hangs upside down, eats fruit, and... it's a raptor! The African harrier-hawk doesn't seem to fit our ideas of what a typical bird of prey is, but... What is a bird of prey, anyway?
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Sources:
https://raptor.umn.edu/about-raptors/learn-about-raptors
worldbookonline.com/advanced/article?id=ar752148
archive.org/details/raptorsofworld0000ferg/page/474/mode/2up
birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/afhhaw1/cur/introduction
https://eprints.federalpolyilaro.edu.ng/432/
web.archive.org/web/20131103175811/http://www.biodiversityexplorer.org/birds/accipitridae/polyboroides_typus.htm
a-z-animals.com/animals/birds/what-is-a-raptor-see-the-main-characteristics
https://www.bio.fsu.edu/~steppan/Holliday_and_Steppan.pdf
mdpi.com/2673-6004/2/4/25
audubon.org/magazine/red-shouldered-hawks-taste-avocado-join-growing-list-of-fruit-eating-raptors
nature.com/articles/ncomms11250
tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.2989/00306525.2017.1291540
tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00306525.1981.9633580
allaboutbirds.org/news/sometimes-i-see-little-birds-going-after-a-big-bird-why-do-they-do-this
doi.org/10.1111/j.1474-919X.1978.tb06773.x
cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(23)01232-0
doi.org/10.3356/0892-1016-53.4.419
https://crc.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/what-raptor
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0007999
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2699.2011.02650.x
peregrinefund.org/explore-raptors-species/hawks/african-harrier-hawk
sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1055790305001363
npr.org/2025/10/08/nx-s1-5563776/pumpkin-word-origin-history
sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1095643305003648
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Images:
docs.google.com/document/d/1FDsGqu-oDustEi1jkDwyaVdSINDBAP4RbnuHynPVoBo/edit?tab=t.0https://complexly.store/products/bizarre-beasts-pin-subscription
Be kind to yourself this year. Using Zocdoc is free - visit our sponsor zocdoc.com/BIZARREBEASTS to find and instantly book an appointment with a top-rated, in-network doctor today!
Today’s beast flies, hangs upside down, eats fruit, and... it's a raptor! The African harrier-hawk doesn't seem to fit our ideas of what a typical bird of prey is, but... What is a bird of prey, anyway?
Subscribe to the pin club here: https://complexly.store/products/bizarre-beasts-pin-subscription
This month's pin is designed by Erica Williams. You can find out more about them and their work here: ericawilliamsillustration.com
You can cancel any time by emailing hello@dftba.com
Follow us on socials:
Instagram: instagram.com/bizarrebeastsshow
Facebook: facebook.com/BizarreBeastsShow
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/bizarrebeastsshow.bsky.social
#BizarreBeasts #africanharrierhawk
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Sources:
https://raptor.umn.edu/about-raptors/learn-about-raptors
worldbookonline.com/advanced/article?id=ar752148
archive.org/details/raptorsofworld0000ferg/page/474/mode/2up
birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/afhhaw1/cur/introduction
https://eprints.federalpolyilaro.edu.ng/432/
web.archive.org/web/20131103175811/http://www.biodiversityexplorer.org/birds/accipitridae/polyboroides_typus.htm
a-z-animals.com/animals/birds/what-is-a-raptor-see-the-main-characteristics
https://www.bio.fsu.edu/~steppan/Holliday_and_Steppan.pdf
mdpi.com/2673-6004/2/4/25
audubon.org/magazine/red-shouldered-hawks-taste-avocado-join-growing-list-of-fruit-eating-raptors
nature.com/articles/ncomms11250
tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.2989/00306525.2017.1291540
tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00306525.1981.9633580
allaboutbirds.org/news/sometimes-i-see-little-birds-going-after-a-big-bird-why-do-they-do-this
doi.org/10.1111/j.1474-919X.1978.tb06773.x
cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(23)01232-0
doi.org/10.3356/0892-1016-53.4.419
https://crc.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/what-raptor
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0007999
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2699.2011.02650.x
peregrinefund.org/explore-raptors-species/hawks/african-harrier-hawk
sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1055790305001363
npr.org/2025/10/08/nx-s1-5563776/pumpkin-word-origin-history
sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1095643305003648
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Images:
docs.google.com/document/d/1FDsGqu-oDustEi1jkDwyaVdSINDBAP4RbnuHynPVoBo/edit?tab=t.0https://complexly.store/products/bizarre-beasts-pin-subscription
