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Started by Malthus, December 19, 2012, 07:54:11 AM

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Malthus

December 19, 2012, 07:54:11 AM
Dunno if real, but if so - that's one ambitious bird!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CE0Q904gtMI

Obviously, Canadian parents should be allowed to carry concealed eagles, just in case.
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Caliga

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December 19, 2012, 08:00:37 AM
 :lol:  Seems like the kind of thing that has to be fake, but it doesn't look obviously fake to me.
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CountDeMoney

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December 19, 2012, 08:08:29 AM
Hey, eagles gotta eat, too.

Grey Fox

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December 19, 2012, 08:26:45 AM
Hey, it happens.

At my dad & his GF's cabin, if you have a small dog roam outside unleashed, you will lose it to the eagles.
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Malthus

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December 19, 2012, 08:31:29 AM Last Edit: December 19, 2012, 08:45:52 AM by Malthus
Good thing that was one chubby toddler.

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jimmy olsen

#5
December 19, 2012, 08:41:31 AM
Why wouldn't it be real? Totally plausible given the mass of the eagle and the kid.
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Malthus

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December 19, 2012, 08:47:19 AM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on December 19, 2012, 08:41:31 AM
Why wouldn't it be real? Totally plausible given the mass of the eagle and the kid.

Unlikely chance of filming the bird at just the right moment. It is possible I suppose, but so is some sort of fakery. Myself, I have no idea.
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jimmy olsen

#7
December 19, 2012, 08:48:38 AM
I suppose it could be faked, but even if that turns out to be the case, the scenario is plausible.
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Jet: So what kind of woman is she? What's Julia like?
Faye: Ordinary. The kind of beautiful, dangerous ordinary that you just can't leave alone.
Jet: I see.
Faye: Like an angel from the underworld. Or a devil from Paradise.
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Malthus

#8
December 19, 2012, 09:42:44 AM
This is the original Montreal eagle thread, goddamit!  :P
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Zanza

#9
December 19, 2012, 10:07:47 AM
There are plenty of videos on Youtube with eagles attacking goats or even wolves, so I don't see why a human baby wouldn't be possible prey for an eagle.

viper37

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December 19, 2012, 10:10:53 AM
Lots of people with cameras on Mount Royal.  It's plausible someone saw the eagle in the sky and started filming it.
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December 19, 2012, 10:12:43 AM
Quote from: Grey Fox on December 19, 2012, 08:26:45 AM
Hey, it happens.

At my dad & his GF's cabin, if you have a small dog roam outside unleashed, you will lose it to the eagles.
Aren't you his GF?
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#12
December 19, 2012, 10:22:41 AM
While the big eagles do go after larger things from time to time, they strike to wound at those times, not to carry off.  An older eagle like that would have shredded the jacket in such a strike.  The intent is to stun/kill so that the bird can come back to feed.

Even big fish can cause problems for bald eagles - they don't just strain mightily when they get something too large, they either give up right away or crash.
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Grey Fox

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December 19, 2012, 10:59:05 AM
Quote from: Darth Wagtaros on December 19, 2012, 10:12:43 AM
Quote from: Grey Fox on December 19, 2012, 08:26:45 AM
Hey, it happens.

At my dad & his GF's cabin, if you have a small dog roam outside unleashed, you will lose it to the eagles.
Aren't you his GF?

Yes and no, it's very situational.
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Caliga

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December 19, 2012, 01:35:17 PM
 :lol:
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