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A specialist fish-hunter, the Osprey plunges feet-first into water to snatch fish, gripping them with reversible outer toes and spiny foot pads.
Interesting facts
- Ospreys can rotate an outer toe backward to grip fish with two toes each way.
- They can dive from heights of over 100 feet to catch prey.
- Ospreys are found on every continent except Antarctica.
Habitat
Coastlines, rivers, and lakes on every continent except Antarctica.
Food
Almost exclusively live fish caught near the water's surface.