hunting wolf with golden eagles !!

[nuggets]

Amazing :yikes:- I would have thought the wolves would be too much for the eagles to take on !!! seems not !!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Re644qgnCtw&feature=player_embedded#!

 

[robin wood]

Amazing thanks for the link. I bet they would loose a fair few eagles if they didn't fly several together at the wolves and have the chaps on horseback ready to intervene.

 

[Rychard]

thats some tuff old birds :yikes: think ive been out with there sister so what happens to the wolf after are they used for there skins what

 

[demographic]

One one of the clips it looks like the footage was cut just as the fairly small wolf got a hold of the eagle and started to shake it so its not all one sided.

 

[Dreadhead]

i wonder how many bird species they went through to determine the best ratio. before this video they were merely hunting chiuaua's with buzzards.

 

[iotarho]

There's a little bit on that in one of the Ray Mears prog's - can't remember which. I also found it particularly amusing how in the UK it takes us a year to break in a young horse. Whilst in Mongolia they just lassoo a fully grown stallion, jump on and thrash it for 2days until it's broken in! They even do the same with camels but takes them 363 days longer. Mongolians are tough, tough people!

 

[dwardo]

thats some tuff old birds :yikes: think ive been out with there sister so what happens to the wolf after are they used for there skins what

I would imagine they would use the fur but i think the primary reason was to protect their live stock.

 

[luckylee]

That was mind blowing stuff, a real shocker there wolves cant be as big as timber wolves surely, i'm shocked that the bird could do that, but when you think of those talons, and then you think of the wolves head, they have so much power in those talons, and if they were to Pearce the wolves skull, its game over.

 

[Sniper]

Unbelievable, I never would have put my money on the birds. Cracking bit of film that and the soundtrack was pretty good too I thought. Cheers for posting that up mate.

 

[SCOMAN]

Apparently it's the grip of the talons that does the job. The bird goes for the head and just squeezes with his talons effectively crushing the skull, phenomenal stuff.

 

[ukbushmonkey]

Its amazing how man and creature can work so close together, I was mind boggled by all that it was awesome, I even had to call my girlfriend into the room to have a look but she didnt have a big smile on her face like I did, the soundtrack was a good choice, almost like the guy singing has had a few to many shots and was spewing, but no I really like it lol

 

[Harvestman]

I knew about this, but had never seen it. Great link. I loved the music too. I could listen to more of that.

 

[Dan Wound]

Best bit's gotta be when you think the Bird has had it, the wolf gets totally on top of it and BOOOMMM !!! Another Eagle lands on it !! Fantastic.