Re: Birds Are Scarier

[Paul P <turtlecroc@yahoo.com>]

Okay, i just had to look this up, and as i expected, a single 
eagle could never bring down an adult grey or timber wolf. 
However, it's still impressive that two eagles can bring down 
a coyote or small wolf. Canids have limited range of motion 
in their forelimbs and blunt, non-retractable claws, putting 
them at an apparent disadvantage. I doubt an eagle or even a 
group of them ever brought down a snow leopard (but please, 
surprise me). 

"Good" short video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TItHEUOXCeI

Longer video with wolf grabbing one eagle and thrashing it; 
then a second eagle arrives: 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Re644qgnCtw


--- On Thu, 4/11/13, Dann Pigdon <dannj@alphalink.com.au> wrote:

> From: Dann Pigdon <dannj@alphalink.com.au>
> Subject: Re: BIRDS ARE SCARIER
> To: dinosaur@usc.edu
> Date: Thursday, April 11, 2013, 12:17 AM
> On Thu, Apr 11th, 2013 at 1:01 PM,
> Paul P <turtlecroc@yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> 
> > Those must be some sad, malnourished little wolf runts. No 
> > eagle on this planet could kill a healthy wolf straight-up. 
> > 
> > Perhaps they are using a bunch of eagles..? I admit i haven't 
> > looked this up yet on youtube.
> 
> Prepare to be surprised then. A single adult golden eagle
> can bring down an adult wolf literally in 
> seconds. Once the talons are fastened onto the head or
> throat and driven in deep, the wolf is 
> history. The wolves know it too - of the many pieces of
> footage available, the wolf is usually too 
> concerned about running for its life to attempt to fight
> back.
> 
> There is one piece of footage that shows a wolf attempting
> to retaliate though. The wolf grabs the 
> eagle by the wing and thrashes it about. That's when a
> second eagle arrives and finishes the wolf 
> off. The first eagle then gets back onto its feet having
> suffered little apparent damage.
> 
> > --- On Wed, 4/10/13, Dann Pigdon <dannj@alphalink.com.au>
> wrote:
> > 
> > > From: Dann Pigdon <dannj@alphalink.com.au>
> > > Subject: Re: BIRDS ARE SCARIER
> > > To: dinosaur@usc.edu
: Wednesday, April 10, 2013, 7:56 PM
> > > 
> > > On Thu, Apr 11th, 2013 at 9:30 AM,
> > > Augusto Haro <augustoharo@gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > > 
> > > > I agree that perhaps reptiles are "scarier" than birds for most
> > > > people. For example, it seems to me that most of us would think of a
> > > > crocodile or venomous snake as deadlier than an eagle or an ostrich,
> > > > even if the eagle looks majestic.
> > > 
> > > There is plenty of YouTube footage of Mongolians hunting
> > > wolves using golden eagles. The speed 
> > > with which the eagles kill the wolves is impressive. The
> > > wolves are justifiably terrified of the birds. 
> > > 
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