Hawk found with nail in its head.

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Hawk found with nail in its head.
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Canadianwildlife	Sep 25 2015, 04:33 AM Post #1
Apex Predator Posts: 4,560 Group: Members Member #1,984 Joined: Dec 15, 2013	A good demonstration on the durability these birds have. http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/10/23/hawk-found-with-nail-in-head-recovering-in-california/ SAN FRANCISCO – A red-tailed hawk that rescuers said was shot in the head with a nail gun was recovering Sunday at a Northern California wildlife center. The hawk, captured in a San Francisco park by rescuers Saturday, was doing "very well" while being cared for at the Wildlife Center of Silicon Valley in San Jose, said Rebecca Dmytryk, executive director of the Monterey-based group WildRescue. "The nail dislodged and dropped out during transport with no sign of additional trauma and no bleeding," Dmytryk said. The juvenile bird was trapped Saturday evening at the San Francisco Botanical Gardens. It was immediately transported to the wildlife center where specialists stayed late to receive it, Dmytryk said. WildRescue had been notified of the injured bird nearly a week ago and had tried to trap it several times last week without success. But observers got close enough to the bird to see the nail extending from its cheek through the front of its head. They said the hawk appeared to be in pain. Dmytryk's group had been using a trap called a bal-chatri, a trap made of wire mesh, to try to catch the injured hawk. Rescuers believe someone intentionally hurt the hawk earlier this month. A reward of $10,000 has been offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of whomever harmed the bird. She has said that wild birds like hawks are protected, and that it's a felony to try to capture the birds without a license.



Inhumanum Rapax	Sep 25 2015, 05:52 AM Post #2
Parabola Vita Posts: 1,290 Group: Members Member #2,665 Joined: Jul 19, 2014	This is terrible, who would do something so cruel? I wish that people were raised with more respect for other living beings.



Grimace	Sep 25 2015, 10:47 AM Post #3
Kleptoparasite Posts: 2,288 Group: Members Member #2,170 Joined: Feb 11, 2014	I wouldn't really call that proper durability that is special to hawks, since most animals can do the same. A ton of animals just have a spot in their head where if you hit it -exactly- you can jam something all the way through without killing them and only causing minimal damage. heres a human too http://www.chinatopix.com/articles/8016/20140826/chinese-man-survives-rebar-through-head.htm more an example of that hawk being extremely lucky IMO Edited by Grimace, Sep 25 2015, 10:48 AM.



Wombatman	Sep 25 2015, 07:08 PM Post #4
Herbivore Posts: 547 Group: Members Member #1,183 Joined: Mar 27, 2013	Isnt the arrow on that cat touching its brain? It look like



Grimace	Sep 25 2015, 07:27 PM Post #5
Kleptoparasite Posts: 2,288 Group: Members Member #2,170 Joined: Feb 11, 2014	nah, should be entirely missing it.



Nordred	Sep 26 2015, 12:17 AM Post #6
Herbivore Posts: 599 Group: Members Member #2,452 Joined: Apr 27, 2014	Damn people who can do that to animals...!



Tyrant	Sep 26 2015, 01:26 AM Post #7
Omnivore Posts: 1,169 Group: Members Member #480 Joined: Jul 30, 2012	Quote: I wouldn't really call that proper durability that is special to hawks, since most animals can do the same. A ton of animals just have a spot in their head where if you hit it -exactly- you can jam something all the way through without killing them and only causing minimal damage. ^Apparently ethical hunters avoid taking head shots because the chance of failure is too great. Inexperienced hunters that take those shots often blow off their quarry's snout, leaving them to die a slow and painful death from infection.



Canadianwildlife	Sep 26 2015, 02:19 AM Post #8
Apex Predator Posts: 4,560 Group: Members Member #1,984 Joined: Dec 15, 2013	@ Grimace- yes I know as I said that knowing it would get some attention.



Ausar	Sep 26 2015, 08:02 AM Post #9
*Xi-miqa-can! Xi-miqa-can! Xi-miqa-can!* Posts: 8,782 Group: Members Member #771 Joined: Oct 31, 2012	Tyrant Sep 26 2015, 01:26 AM Quote: I wouldn't really call that proper durability that is special to hawks, since most animals can do the same. A ton of animals just have a spot in their head where if you hit it -exactly- you can jam something all the way through without killing them and only causing minimal damage. ^Apparently ethical hunters avoid taking head shots because the chance of failure is too great. Inexperienced hunters that take those shots often blow off their quarry's snout, leaving them to die a slow and painful death from infection. That's interesting. So it's actually fallacious to think that a headshot is a good idea in hunting? On another note, I hope the perpetrator is apprehended. Edited by Ausar, Sep 26 2015, 08:03 AM.



Tyrant	Sep 26 2015, 02:17 PM Post #10
Omnivore Posts: 1,169 Group: Members Member #480 Joined: Jul 30, 2012	Quote: That's interesting. So it's actually fallacious to think that a headshot is a good idea in hunting? Yup, according to a lot of hunter's the margin for error is too great since the wind can easily shift the trajectory of the bullet. An ethical hunter will aim for the heart or lungs because that is far more likely to result in a quick clean kill. Note this really only applies to animals. Humans have larger brains than almost and we lack elongated snouts so a head shot will pretty much only either hit or miss. Edited by Tyrant, Sep 26 2015, 02:21 PM.



Thalassophoneus	Sep 26 2015, 04:57 PM Post #11
Pelagic Killer Posts: 5,930 Group: Members Member #2,617 Joined: Jun 27, 2014	The article is from 2011. Does anyone know what has happened to that bird? Edited by Thalassophoneus, Sep 26 2015, 04:57 PM.



Tyrant	Oct 7 2015, 02:57 AM Post #12
Omnivore Posts: 1,169 Group: Members Member #480 Joined: Jul 30, 2012	Adding onto the whole snout thing, here is a video of a cow standing after its face was literally mowed off. As in the entire face. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=684_1287772917



Grimace	Oct 9 2015, 05:34 PM Post #13
Kleptoparasite Posts: 2,288 Group: Members Member #2,170 Joined: Feb 11, 2014	Tyrant Oct 7 2015, 02:57 AM Adding onto the whole snout thing, here is a video of a cow standing after its face was literally mowed off. As in the entire face. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=684_1287772917 Eesh reminds me of the videos of elephants doing the same.



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