 However, the beak's dorsoventral strength may have enabled "Andalgalornis" to quickly strike down on or slash its prey in a hunting strategy that involves a series of repeated blows.This is analogous to the feeding behavior of other weak-biting predators such as "Smilodon" or "Allosaurus", which also rely on vertical striking to kill large and dangerous prey.A study of its neck vertebrae showed that they were built for striking.