Wedge-tailed eagle tries to snatch young lad in Australia
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Posts : 4753 Join date : 2012-01-13 Age : 56 Location : Plymouth
Subject: Wedge-tailed eagle tries to snatch young lad in Australia Tue 12 Jul - 15:29
I have never heard of such an action before by a bird of prey and it must have been an absolute shocker for the lad.
A wedge-tailed eagle tried to fly away with a terrified boy at a popular wildlife show in central Australia.
A crowd of stunned onlookers watched the enormous bird latch its talons on to the screaming boy's head during a show at Alice Springs Desert Park.
Witnesses said the bird attempted to pick him up "like a small animal".
The boy - believed to be between six and eight years old - escaped with a "superficial" gash to his face.
[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.] An eagle attempted to lift a little boy into the air during a bird show at Alice Springs in Australia