Harris Hawks Hunt Together | Deadly 60 | BBC Earth Explore

What's deadlier than one harris hawk? Three hawks teaming up to kill their prey!


Deadly 60:
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[mitchellneuhoff]

If you want an idea of how dinosaurs may have hunted as a pack these birds might give you a little window into that

[LongBeachFixed]

I actually witnessed 3 Harris hawks in action in Arizona 1/5/2024. Thanks for the video I would of never known what type of birds they were except there were 3 and they also shared there kill so awesome thanks again for the video wish I had binoculars

[tessat]

One day when I was dropping off my son for sports camp, I saw two Harris hawks going after a snake in the woods next to the Sportsplex. They kept flying up into the trees with it and playing tug-o-war, sometimes dropping it. The snake was still alive since I could see it twisting trying to hide it's head and vulnerable spots into its coils. That poor snake was having a bad day.

[housel]

It's always fascinating to watch birds hunt in packs. For split seconds, you can see their ancient ancestors taking a peek outside of their decendants genes.

[Latenivenatrix_Mcmasterae]

Modern ‘raptors’ have a lot in common with dromeosaurs and Troodontids

Edit: doesn’t have much to do with the video I know but I felt like mentioning it

[toast_stealer]

I got to hold one of these in 5th grade, it was so cool!

[DPS]

If orcas are nicknamed "wolves of the sea", then why shouldn't Harris's Hawks be nicknamed "wolves of the air"? Or in Martin's case, "Wolf Hawks"?

[-Tokay-]

I love the fact that they used the song "smack my bitch up" for the clip. 😆

[clivepattinson]

I was surprised to see one today in the heart of East Sussex. Didnt know what it was to start with but struck by its beauty and also surprised that I could get get pretty close - and that was the clue which led to its identification not to mention its white band. Nice nice nice

[DakotaEmery]

Harris hawks of my favorite bird in the whole world

[evancredeur]

Remember that story on The Bold And The Beautiful where Sheila kept Finn prisoner in the hospital? Imagine if the Sesame Street gang were characters in that story, Baby Natasha would turn into Superbaby, find Finn in the hospital, fly to tell Li, Bill, and Liam, and narrowly escape four harris hawks after a long areal chase.

[iguanalifestyles]

come to Florida and help us with these iguana. We would love to take you out on a free guide. please let us know.

[Memphis]

Of course 3 birds are more effective than just one.😂

[princemypc]

looks like Harris Hawks love "smack my bits up the prodigy"

[larrytischler]

I whitnissed a group of kites ganging up on a bunch of crows and forming a circle slightly to the side of and over the top of a large tree the crows were in. They were circling a very tall tree in back of a house across the street from me. The kytes were all screaming and every once in a while one would dive into the melee and .leave their

[KrazyKaiser]

I caught that "invaders must die" sample.

[shayariroy]

Which place is this...those tall cactus trees in the background

[thefluffyapex]

It’s cool, but prehistoric raptors don’t hunt in packs, but there were extremely social

[aaronfairbanks]

When I was at california at grandma's house a visitor named Robert has brought a harris hawk name venus and then grandma just take me and venus a picture sometimes I keep venus to calm down with her feathers and her wings I wish venus and I would new best friends

[zorodork]

If those hawks are domestic, do they have names? If not, my suggestions are Harold, Harry, and I only thought of 2