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Topic Categories: Streaming videos
Posted on: August 5, 2008 10:59 AM, by "GrrlScientist"
tags: white-tailed sea eagle, behavior, fetch, streaming video
This streaming video shows a man playing fetch with Evie, his white-tailed sea eagle. This is a fun game if you enjoy having a 14-pound bird with an eight foot wing-span fetching a tennis ball -- and sometimes puncturing your hands or arms with her sharp talons so badly that you need to visit the local hospital [2:26]
Life Science
Brain & Behavior
Comments
Seems to be a lot of love there...all is fair in love and war.
Posted by: Tabor | August 5, 2008 1:40 PM
What a fun video. My lab loves to play fetch with tennis balls too, but I've never seen anything like this. Thanks for sharing ;--)
Happy Belated Blogoversary too.
Hugs and blessings,
Posted by: storyteller | August 5, 2008 1:59 PM
OMG!
I come from Saudi Arabia, where a lot of falconries are there, but never thought of a trained eagle :)
I wonder why would Saudis train falcons ONLY? what is wrong with eagles? Are they just less efficient?
Posted by: Mohammad | August 7, 2008 5:25 AM