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Old 12-19-2012, 09:15 AM   #1
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Default eagle p/u a kid

scary!!!

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Old 12-19-2012, 09:26 AM   #2
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Old 12-19-2012, 09:34 AM   #3
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damm duped!

though i'veheard a few stories fo eagle/hawks picking up dogs/cats before. why not a kid, lol
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Old 12-27-2012, 09:43 PM   #4
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damm duped!

though i'veheard a few stories fo eagle/hawks picking up dogs/cats before. why not a kid, lol
Also urban legends. Dipshit.
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Old 12-27-2012, 10:54 PM   #5
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Also urban legends. Dipshit.


Still though, I watched an Eagle circle lower and lower while he watched a tiny dog in a parking lot one day. A few of us were out for a ride and we were watching it while we were parked there. It was really looking like it was going to take a swipe at it so we told the owner and they put the dog in their car. Then the Eagle moved on.
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Old 12-28-2012, 12:58 AM   #6
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Still though, I watched an Eagle circle lower and lower while he watched a tiny dog in a parking lot one day. A few of us were out for a ride and we were watching it while we were parked there. It was really looking like it was going to take a swipe at it so we told the owner and they put the dog in their car. Then the Eagle moved on.
The most fitting word I could come up with.

I can see the eagle being curious, but I really don't think losing a pet is a valid concern. Unless I'm way off base, eagles and predatory birds can only carry a few pounds. So unless it was the runt of a litter of Teacup Poodles, the dog should remain on the ground.

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They say its not uncommon for bald eagles to act little kids at school in Alaska. They have troopers escort them to school buses and parents.
Act? Attack?? Maybe so, but attacking is very different than carrying the kid away.
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Old 12-28-2012, 11:28 PM   #7
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The most fitting word I could come up with.

I can see the eagle being curious, but I really don't think losing a pet is a valid concern. Unless I'm way off base, eagles and predatory birds can only carry a few pounds. So unless it was the runt of a litter of Teacup Poodles, the dog should remain on the ground.



Act? Attack?? Maybe so, but attacking is very different than carrying the kid away.
Any idea how big those birds of prey really are? Here's a picture of a golden eagle my great uncle shot in the chicken coop back in 1945

same pic, bigger


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15 lb critters would easily be it's next meal
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Old 12-19-2012, 09:50 AM   #8
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If you want to see real video of eagles dropping stuff....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XafAdkZIYKA
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Old 12-19-2012, 11:21 AM   #9
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Reminds me of the tsetse flies in Guatemala:

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If you want to see real video of eagles dropping stuff....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XafAdkZIYKA
Ok, now I know for a fact you are on Reddit.
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