Apex Hunter-WARNING! Not for the squeamish.
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Some cracking footage there,didnt realise they were able to fly carrying that sort of weight,atleast the goats had a little bit of a fight back(well a try anyway).
Incredible footage the camera man who captured this struck gold ,and just to see this in real time must have been amazing ,,,could hardly believe my eyes that this bird could carry that much weight on the wing
Thanks for the link
Jason
Thanks for the link
Jason
Golden Eagles take wolves in the wild, Its a popular sport in mongolia, hunting wolves with eagles. They normally work them in pairs though.
Yes Bill, I've seen those videos too. But I don't remember them flying away with the wolves? Until I saw this video last night I didn't realize they could fly with that weight either.
They don't fly off with them when being used to hunt with, probably trained that way.
Whether they could carry a wolf...... who knows. I wouldn't put it past them.
Whether they could carry a wolf...... who knows. I wouldn't put it past them.
No they don't. The eagles you're refering too are trained to attack wolves & foxes for their pelts notably in Kazakhstan...
The wolves that live in these regions are nothing like those in America or Canada.....they are pretty small at around 20 kilos & less than 60 cm at the shoulder.....if an eagle was to attack a grey wolf, then the wolf would be passing eagle feathers for the next few days....
Also during village fetes,these "eagle hunters" take pleasure in releasing several eagles on a young captive wolf, which the locals seem to enjoy too, if the wolf survives it will be used in the next bout, if not, another will be brought out...." The show must go on "
Better than TV I suppose...
I don't know where you guys get the idea that the eagle is 'flying off' with the critters, seems to me he grabs them, then starts to loose height, I doubt the eagles could actually fly off with the prey, they simply glide in a down ward direction
Any way birds of prey can't carry & fly normally with more than their own body weight....
I've seen the scene before & quite a few images of trained eagles were edited in too, you can see them flying in towards the falconer's arm......but it's always fascinating watching predators do their thing..
Any way birds of prey can't carry & fly normally with more than their own body weight....
I've seen the scene before & quite a few images of trained eagles were edited in too, you can see them flying in towards the falconer's arm......but it's always fascinating watching predators do their thing..
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I don't know where you guys get the idea that the eagle is 'flying off' with the critters, seems to me he grabs them, then starts to loose height, I doubt the eagles could actually fly off with the prey, they simply glide in a down ward direction
Any way birds of prey can't carry & fly normally with more than their own body weight....
I've seen the scene before & quite a few images of trained eagles were edited in too, you can see them flying in towards the falconer's arm......but it's always fascinating watching predators do their thing..
Take a look between 5:40 minutes & 5:50 minutes. You'll see him fly up to his airie with the kid. I don't believe a trained bird would do that (or even have an airie)
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Dreadhead
Bushcrafter through and through
i grieve for my goat brethren. pretty amazing stuff though and i would say brave goats charging at the eagle but its most likely blind stupidity daft things. iv seen the videos about the mongolians hunting wolves with eagles found that fascinating!
Well I've watched the 7:00 to 7:19 as you suggested 3 times & all I saw was an eagle comming down to land on something & then it cut to a different eagle (trained ?) in close up...
I did n't say all the eages shown were trained, just that some images of trained birds were edited in particually when you see them comming towards the camera & close ups..
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Well I've watched the 7:00 to 7:19 as you suggested 3 times & all I saw was an eagle comming down to land on something & then it cut to a different eagle (trained ?) in close up...
I did n't say all the eages shown were trained, just that some images of trained birds were edited in particually when you see them comming towards the camera & close ups..
Sorry, my bad. I read the counter wrong. Look between 5:40 & 5:50. I'll edit the other post to correct that.
No they don't. The eagles you're refering too are trained to attack wolves & foxes for their pelts notably in Kazakhstan...
The wolves that live in these regions are nothing like those in America or Canada.....they are pretty small at around 20 kilos & less than 60 cm at the shoulder.....if an eagle was to attack a grey wolf, then the wolf would be passing eagle feathers for the next few days....
How about this one then? www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWaosOaURfU Poorer quality on the video but I don't think it leaves any doubt about the eagle's courage and ability.
If the goats can harass the eagle enough, they can tire it, or get it to leave the area, making them safer, just like songbirds mobbing a buzzard.
Besides, if a charging goat ever takes an eagle unawares, there is only one winner - the goat. They weigh far more than the eagle, and a well aimed headbutt or stamp could do potentially fatal damage to an eagle.
Hmmmm.......could be my eyesight,but that baby goat ( if that what it is ) doesn't look much bigger than the eagle it's self.....far from the adult goats we see the eagles knocking off the cliff at the begining of the vid....
I don't doubt an eagle's courage or skills santaman..........I've seen this vid before & the bear was probably comming too close to a nesting site (or a kill) & the eagle was simply mobbing it........
Dreadhead
Bushcrafter through and through
yeah i guess your right there to be fair. i think its after seeing eagles killing wolves it said they can crush a skull with their talons and thats against a wolf with vicious teeth. so i thought a goat wouldnt have much of a chance but yeah your right about dashing them with hooves
