kills pterodactyl

“Ann!” Driscoll risked a loud whisper. She heard him and sprinted toward him. Above her head, Kong seized the body of the pterodactyl. The great wings beat the air with leathery flaps, and the flying monster screeched again.
Ann reached the edge of the platform just as Driscoll dragged himself onto her level. Visibly struggling not to cry out, she gasped, “Jack!”
“I’m here, Ann.” They embraced, but briefly. Kong had killed the pterodactyl. Now he hunched over it, using his teeth to rip gobbets of flesh from the body, wolfing them down.


Merian C. Cooper's King Kong, Chapter 17