Golden Eagle snatches kid

[mashman]

Saw this on the news earlier... fackin hell the kid was lucky. Me n the missus just looked at each other stunned.



I dunno, he can hardly walk and the birds are all over him already.

[caseye]

Lucky Bugger!
Can't imagine that the vid was faked, but hell an Eagle snatching a child, wonder how often that's happened in recorded history?

[madandy]

Looks like either the kids clothing didnt feel right to the birds talons or he was too heavy for the birds' inbuilt scales...bet thats a rare occurrence in the last couple hundred years at least, an Eagle going a human child.

[PrincessBandit]

I missed seeing the article on the news but just looking at the clip there I wondered if the kids clothing had anything to do with it, particularly as it's headgear looked possibly bird-like (orange colour, 2 big things that look like eyes...) Maybe the eagle mistook it for another bird?

Whatever, it makes the scene from "The Proposal" where an eagle takes grandma's dog, Kevin, look like um...I was going to say child's play. Ooops.

Joking aside, I bet those parents were packing themselves. I know I would have been. Wonder what kind of memory the kid will have of it as it gets older.

[scumdog]

Kid looks like a dummy.

And was eagle a wild one???Hmmm....

[Edbear]

There's a lot of discussion about whether it is faked or not. Time will tell I'm sure.

[SMOKEU]

Lol that n00b got pwned.

[willytheekid]

....Im starting to understand why the maori killed off the last of the haast eagle!

[Drew]

Hmmmmm, skepticism is the only safe option here I think.

Fuckin cool if it's real, pretty sick if it isn't.

[Paul in NZ]

Fairs fair - mankind has been wasting eagles for ages....

[BigAl]

but hell an Eagle snatching a child, wonder how often that's happened in the recording industry?

Fixed it for ya

[wharekura]

:...understand why the maori killed off the last of the haast eagle...

Yes and the Moa - imagine seeing one of those fkers protecting the nest while casually strolling through the bush.

[unstuck]

It,s America, course it,s fake. If t was real some motherfucker would of pulled out a gatt and blew the fucking eagle away.

[caseye]

Fixed it for ya

Geez , yer so kind there Big Al, LOL seems most likely, but hey, this is KB so who are we to scoff?

[Phantom Limb]

Mongolians have used trained Golden Eagles to hunt wolves for generations. Those friggin birds get big, bigger than the one in the video and they are feckin strong!
I've seen videos of the buggers landing on a wolves back, going beak to teeth with the dog on the ground and winning through brute strength without suffering injury in return
Oh here it is:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Re644qgnCtw

Personally I would not find it much of a stretch to believe that what is effectively a flying fuckin' wolf would have much trouble snatching a kiddie.