Owls have specialised feathers where the edges protrude out to dissipate airflow. This means that they can fly silently and are highly deadly hunters.
100 Mind-Blowing Hunters Facts
Owls have specialised feathers. These feathers have edges that protrude out to dissipate the airflow when they fly. Because of this, their flights are silent which makes them deadly hunters at night.
Lions are skilled hunters and can run up to 50 miles per hour (80 kilometres per hour) in short bursts while chasing prey.
Historians think that the narwhals are what the unicorn myth is based on. During the Middle Ages, unicorn horns were so coveted that royalty would pay extraordinary prices for them, often the weight of the horn in gold. Hunters travelled to Northern Europe to try and capture the narwhals and bring back their horns (which they would tell the royals were from unicorns).
Velociraptors were feathered dinosaurs. If you know about velociraptors from Jurassic Park, then this may come as quite a surprise. While scientists have been able to figure out that these vicious hunters used to have feathers, the question of how feathered they were is still unanswered. It’s possible that they just had tufts of feathers on their arms, head, or possibly all over!