User blog comment:Zephyr the Exalted/Make-a-Mutt Workshop/@comment-5338425-20150804155150

Requirements: Based on harpy eagle, great horned owl, and hooded pitohui.

Name of Mutt: The snatcher

Description of Appearance: The first thing you would notice on this monster is its small size. This mutt has the body of a small owl, the feathers which are a midnight black that seem to shimmer in the sunlight and dance in the darkness. The snatcher has long and deadly curled talons made of silver, which look and are deadly. The wings belong to an owl and are larger than its body, giving it accelerated speed and power. The head belongs to a pitohui and is black like the rest of its body, it has a long, sleek black beak and the end is very, very sharp, and can easily rip into flesh. The most horrible thing about this beast is its eyes, they look female and seem to glare in your sole, its most haunting feature that can induce fear into the soles of its unfortunate victim. The bird also has the song of a screaming woman, inspired by the harpies.

Abilities: These birds main feature are its long talons, they have to ability to shred tributes flesh and hold large items, they were mainly created to be able to steal thinks like harpies and this inspired the name. The birds most deadly feature is its beak, which it uses to impale its victims. This bird is also very fast and strong because of its powerful wings. This bird also has the ability to laugh like a woman, luring tributes into its traps. It usually hunts at night, as it has good night vision.

Weaknesses: This bird is weak when it's not in a flock, it can easily be defeated on its own. The snatcher is also very weak against weapons, and can be wounded or killed easily. This bird is also easy to avoid do to its colour and large wings and anyone can see it coming for them and take cover. The snatcher can come out in the day but it prefers the night.

Samples' history: This mutt is relatively simple, the scientists would take an owls wings and genetically modify the horns own body to make it unusually small compared to its wings. The talons were made from sliver, and are handmade by the best from District 1. The head belongs to a pitohui, and there is nothing special to it other than its beak has been sharpened and its eyes are robotic, giving it night vision and the ability to see things from very far away, made by the people from District 3.

Additional information: The name comes from the harpies reputation to snatch food away from people, especially in the story of the blind man whose name I can't remember.