Originally posted by jbondo
Dude, did you even bother to read the posts above yours?
Wasn't correcting you. Just adding what I know about what eagles can take. I was just voicing up to the post. I never said they flew with the
kills.
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I kinda doubt it,
Our 3 year old lil girl weighs 36 pounds, and we have a hard time carrying her up our 3 flights of stairs half the time with grocerys and such when
she falls asleep, I doubt that with that weight that bird would be able to remain in flight,
Let alone Climb high enuff to reach his nest. They hunt rodents/ lizzards/ small game, not a toddler ( I know not to eat) but also what about the
nest? big enuff for a toddler?
Very interesting indeed, but not very plasuiable
plus, 3 year olds are slippery when disturbed.
[edit on 15-6-2007 by Tranceopticalinclined]
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Originally posted by Kruel
Originally posted by jbondo
American Bald Eagle - 4-5lbs lifting power
Philippine Eagle - 8-9lbs lifting power
Harpy Eagle - 9-11lbs lifting power
Like humans, I'm sure not all eagles are created equal. I don't see how an above-average sized eagle couldn't carry off a small child. The
fact that she wasn't hurt is the extraordinary part.
I have to agree with my good friend, Kruel. Truth is stranger than fiction and there have been a gaggle of stories throughout history of oversized,
agressive birds-of- prey that are very determined and territorial. Personally, i'm afraid of all birds and if a finch attacked my hair I woiuld
probably faint to the ground and it would peck slowly at my jugular vein until I bled to death and then it would eat me. Finches make suicide dive
attacks and run a tight ship. Be afraid.
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