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Originally Posted by aigel
Falconry. Can be done with Eagles too.
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They are used in Mongolia.
Interesting seeing the slo-mo, it does seem doctored.
Something didn't sit right with me after watching the "attack". When a bird of prey that size goes after a large land animal the angle of attack would be greater and much faster. They use speed and impact to drive the talons deep into the prey and cause as much traumatic injury as possible to immobilize the animal. There is little reason for the animal to attempt to fly away with the prey immediately as it is risky for the predator. They will drag large prey like mountain goat kids off of cliffs and use gravity to kill of the animal then feed.
This low angle swoop looks like something an eagle would use to scoop up a fish from the water. Fish pose little threat to the animal but the water can be dangerous if the eagles feathers get wet.
Some of the deer kills by eagles have shown that the talons actually penetrated the heart of the prey on first impact.