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Originally posted by jbondo
Dude, did you even bother to read the posts above yours?
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.
Students confessed to creating the video as part of a simulation workshop class at the Centre NAD in Montreal, Canada. They used 3D animation to create the depiction of an eagle swooping down and momentarily struggling to carry off the child in its talons, so that they could overlay the 3D elements on top of real video footage of a park.
Centre NAD released a statement revealing the hoax on Dec. 19, about a day after the video went up on YouTube. The video has since gone viral with more than 5 million views on YouTube.
One bird expert had told sister website Livescience that the video looked like an "elaborate hoax" because of the eagle's unnatural behavior, appearance and sound.
Tranceopticalinclined
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]
The golden eagle is a very large, dark brown raptor with broad wings, ranging from 66 to 102 cm (26 to 40 in) in length and from 1.8 to 2.34 m (5 ft 11 in to 7 ft 8 in) in wingspan.
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The maximum size of this species is a matter of some debate.
The white-tailed eagle is a very large bird. It measures 66–94 cm (26–37 in) in length with a 1.78–2.45 m (5.8–8.0 ft) wingspan.
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The record weight for the species was 7.5 kg (17 lb) for a specimen from Scotland, while a more recent huge female from Greenland reportedly spanned 2.53 m (8.3 ft) across the wings.
“On a wide-open beach, I have no doubt that an eagle with a full head of steam could pick up a six- or eight-pound dog and just keep on going,” Clarke said. “If it landed to kill a ten-pounder, and then tried to pick up and fly from a dead stop, could it get off the ground? Probably not.”
Eagles will carry heavier loads a short distance. Mike Jacobson spent decades as an eagle management specialist for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and recently retired.
“There used to be stories about eagles carrying off babies and little kids, and none of that has ever been documented,” he said. “They can pick up and carry four or five pounds, maximum, and actually fly off with it. They can lift a little more and hop it along, but they can’t carry it off.”
originally posted by: Blaine91555
but if the little child was found in the nest, it's because the child wandered off and got there on their own.
originally posted by: Hellmutt
originally posted by: Blaine91555
but if the little child was found in the nest, it's because the child wandered off and got there on their own.
Here is another article in norwegian. It's an interview with one of the rescuers who found the girl. He was 14 years old at the time, and he was leading a group of rescuers, because he knew this mountain well. He says there's no way this little girl could've gotten there by herself, as even adults would have problems getting there. The article says the eagle carried the child about two kilometers, and she was found on a mountain shelf 180 meters up the mountain side, not far from the Eagle's nest. Two eagles were circling over the child, and one of them looked like its legs were injured, maybe from carrying the heavy load. The article says the girl's weight was 10-12 kilos (22-26 pounds) at the time. The article also says Svanhild was 2½ years old at the time, not 3½ years old, and that she was small for her age.
Ørnen kom ut av intet og grep tak i minstejenta. Da hoppet moren til og grep tak i ørnen, men måtte slåss for å få den til å slippe taket. En nabo måtte også hjelpe moren og den lille jenta, forteller jentas far til NRK.