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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Male shrikes are known for their habit of catching insects and small vertebrates and impaling them on thorns, branches, the spikes on barbed-wire fences, or any available sharp point.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrike