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The Philippine eagle is the largest of all raptors. There was also one in present-day New Zealand, back before it was populated by people, that was even larger, a total monster. But as far as it goes, the golden eagle is, indeed, "a big goddam eagle." I would have never expected this if I was a parent. That kid has one hell of a story to tell now.
However, it doesn't change that this one's a biggie.
Best comment on YouTube so far: "This all could have been averted if the baby had had his own eagle."
So cool, even if brief.
2) Completely plausible. Bald eagles are good at catching fish ( I see them do it all the time), and better at eating dead fish, But golden eagles range widely and take a surprising range of prey including young mountain goats, and lambs.
3) my kid at that age was 20-24 pounds which apparently was too much to lift. Grabbing 5-15 pounds and the eagle keeps flying. That eagle tried to keep flying, but while it could climb momentarily, it couldn't maintain speed with that weight. I'd guess it misjudged how plump and therefore heavy a human baby is.
4) if you doubt that a golden would swoop in among humans, I know a NP ranger who saw a golden take a grizzly bear cub not far from the mother bear during its 5-10-pound, cute, fuzzball stage.
I hope that its clothes were thick enough for the talons not to get through. Falling from that height is not fun either.
@15 I've used "shit" ever since I've been to the US.
For a non-native speaker, swearing in another language is less profane. But amongst the few I know ("mierda", "scheisse", and my native "merde"), "shit" has such a nice, explosive sound that makes it the ideal expletive in fast-happening troublesome circumstances.
Obviously, this can only happened in Socialist Canada, where predators can steal babies..
Best twitter comment, "The sad fact is, eagle society doesn't provide enough in terms of daycare or paid time off to help a single eagle raise a baby."
http://baldeagles.org/info
Just remember. If you first hear of something via forwarded email / shared on FB / posted on blog without link to a media story.... That is, if you DON'T first hear of it on the NEWS... it's a hoax. At least until you get media confirmation. ESPECIALLY if it's something really unusual.
First let's blame skyrocketing youth suicide on bullying. That way we can keep on selling meds that make kids suicidal. You can continue your Big Pharma PR efforts, Dan, and be a hero at the same time!
Then let's treat skyrocketing youth violence as solely a matter of gun law, so we can keep selling boatloads of meds that make kids homicidal. (Wait, didn't the OK Corral have more restrictive gun laws like 120 years ago? Case closed!)
Yup, it sure as shit gets better.
And for those looking for an explanation, it is oh, too obvious: masturbation. If the dad had not been too busy rubbing one out while filming the eagle, he'd have been with the kid and all would have been well.
(just kidding)
https://www.summitmedicalcenters.com/