talons

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At the same time, bald eagles were rumored to sometimes kidnap human babies and fly away with them in their talons.

From Slate • Feb. 21, 2026

And the deeper you go into the store, the more the store begins to dig its talons into you.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2025

Twelve months later, the match ball arrived in the talons of an eagle.

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2024

In owls, for example, touch centers that typically correspond to face touch are devoted solely to talons.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2024

This, however, had to be put off until later due to the actual great black-backed gull snatching him mid-flight and lifting him by its talons high into the air.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el