Which description best captures a typical characteristic of a raptor?

Which description best captures a typical characteristic of a raptor?

• A. A raptor typically has poor eyesight.
• B. A raptor typically has keen eyesight and sharp talons.
• C. A raptor is primarily a herbivore.
• D. A raptor is only active at night.

Answer: (B)

Raptors are birds of prey with adaptations that help them hunt. A typical raptor has keen eyesight to spot prey from a distance and sharp talons to seize and hold onto it, often with a hooked beak to tear flesh. This combination—sharp vision for tracking prey and strong, curved talons for capturing—defines their hunting style. The other descriptions don’t fit: poor eyesight would hinder spotting prey, herbivory contradicts their carnivorous feeding, and being active only at night ignores many daytime hunting raptors and oversimplifies their behavior.