Golden Eagle Attacks Deer

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Golden Eagle Attacks Deer

Post by timmy » Sun Sep 29, 2013 7:14 pm

A golden eagle takes down a Sitka deer that weighs much more than itself -- a very powerful predator!

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From this article: http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/201 ... frontation
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Re: Golden Eagle Attacks Deer

Post by hvj1 » Sun Sep 29, 2013 7:16 pm

Simply amazing!

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Re: Golden Eagle Attacks Deer

Post by brihacharan » Sun Sep 29, 2013 8:56 pm

Awesome :D
I remember seeing a clip in NatGeo way back which showed the intelligence of the Golden Eagle....
To crack open a thigh bone probably of a deer to access the marrow within - the bird takes it high up in the air & drops it on a flat rock....
When the bone splinters it pecks at the delicious marrow :D
Wild wisdom at its best :D
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Re: Golden Eagle Attacks Deer

Post by TwoRivers » Sun Sep 29, 2013 11:36 pm

That's standard behaviour for griffon vultures. They will do it with tortoises as well. Interesting that eagles are doing it too. Golden eagles are known to drag ibex and sheep off cliffs, even luring young aggressive males to where they become vulnerable. Amazing birds.

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Re: Golden Eagle Attacks Deer

Post by Vikram » Mon Sep 30, 2013 12:33 am

Amazing photographs!Thanks for sharing, Timmy.


I too read about Eagles dropping Ibexes off the cliffs. Yet to see a video. Will trawl the Youtube.

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