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osprey with catch at Peel Harvey Estuary. The genus Pandion has several adaptations that suit its piscivorous lifestyle, these include reversible outer toes, sharp spicules on the underside of the toes, [24] closable nostrils to keep out water during dives, and backwards-facing scales on the talons which act as barbs to help hold its catch. The ...
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The osprey and owls are the only raptors whose outer toe is reversible, allowing them to grasp their prey with two toes in front and two behind. This is particularly helpful when they grab slippery fish. [26] The osprey is 0.9–2.1 kg (2.0–4.6 lb) in weight and 50–66 cm (20–26 in) in length with a 127–180 cm (50–71 in) wingspan.
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A congressional oversight committee has launched an investigation into the V-22 Osprey program following a deadly crash in Japan which killed eight Air Force special operations service members.
The National Security and Intelligence Review Agency (NSIRA; French: Office de surveillance des activités en matière de sécurité nationale et de renseignement, OSSNR) is an independent government agency organized to review all national security and intelligence activities carried out by the Government of Canada.
The drone's full appearance has led to comparisons on Chinese social media to the designs of the Osprey and Bell's V280 Valor, a newer VTOL aircraft that completed its first flight in December 2017.
The NSS program was charged with selecting Canadian shipyards capable of rebuilding the fleets of the RCN and the CCG through two large packages of work (a combat ship package and a non-combat ship package), originally valued at about $38 billion but with that level of envisaged spending now in excess of $100 billion. Another package of work ...