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Golden Eagle Captures a Goat

published by mauz15

3 months 2 weeks ago • 3904 views

tags: eagle, nature, hunt, paragliding goat adventures

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The Golden Eagle is one of the best known birds of prey in the Northern Hemisphere. It has a wingspan averaging over 2 m (7 ft) and up to 1m (3 ft) in body length.
It is said that the strength on its talons can crush a human skull with ease.

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Anyone there knows if they just descend to the ground with it and eat it, or are they capable of lifting it whole?

written by mauz15

| 3 months 2 weeks ago | CH

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upvote for that crazy gliding eagle/goat shot.

written by dbot2006

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upvote for dubbing in the goat screaming, lol!

written by Enzoblue | 3 months 2 weeks ago | CH

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oh. my. god.

written by ridesallyridenc | 3 months 2 weeks ago | CH

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Hi mauz, the golden eagle cannot make a flat takeoff with more than about 6 pounds. If it's grabbing prey off a hillside or cliff it can carry twice that weight and still be able to maintain altitude. However, with something as big as what we just saw in this video the eagle is basically acting as nothing more than a parachute, it can glide a bit but there's no way it will be able to stop it's descent.

written by CelticSocks

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Still impressive. They had several camera angles there so it must be shot at several different times in a location where these eagles are known to take goats.

written by Pooterius

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I'm guessing it would smash it against the ground to kill it..?

written by doogle

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I think someone's eyes are bigger than their stomach...

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Tags for this video have been changed from 'eagle, nature, hunt' to 'eagle, nature, hunt, paragliding goat adventures' - edited by sometimes

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>> ^CelticSocks:
Hi mauz, the golden eagle cannot make a flat takeoff with more than about 6 pounds. If it's grabbing prey off a hillside or cliff it can carry twice that weight and still be able to maintain altitude. However, with something as big as what we just saw in this video the eagle is basically acting as nothing more than a parachute, it can glide a bit but there's no way it will be able to stop it's descent.

It also depends on whether the golden eagle is african or european...

written by ChosenOne | 3 months 2 weeks ago | CH

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