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Picture of a lifetime. They can get another baby. (i.imgur.com)

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[–]ocmurer 900 points901 points ago

It's from a very old movie called Rescued From an Eagles Nest directed by D.W. Griffith. Doesn't even look remotely real when you actually watch it. We watched it in a couple of film classes, like Hollywood and American Film, as an example of extremely early American cinema.

EDIT: Spelling because my phone keyboard is dumb and so are my fat fingers and added director's name.

[–]kenbw2 350 points351 points ago

Have an upvote for destroying OP's credibility

[–]atheistjubu 119 points120 points ago

It's a simple matter of weight ratios, a 5 ounce bird can't carry a 10 ounce baby.

[–]Woolio 132 points133 points ago

Unless it'a an African swallow.

[–]Mr_Sceintist 70 points71 points ago

You mean the European Swallow

[–]Woolio 85 points86 points ago

No, no, the African Swallow is much larger than the European Swallow, even able to carry an entire coconut in flight.

[–]Lochmon 94 points95 points ago

Are you suggesting coconuts migrate?

[–]Woolio 94 points95 points ago

How else would we have these realistic horse sounds?

[–]Muffinman7580 13 points14 points ago

Not at all... It could be carried!

Edit- I are good english.

[–]Perk_i 0 points1 point ago

Only to Mercia.

[–]MisterNixon 17 points18 points ago

But then of course African Swallows are non-migratory.

[–]triplettjon 5 points6 points ago

So, they couldn't bring a coconut back anyway...

[–]IVEGOTA-D-H-D-WHOOO 2 points3 points ago

Well couldn't we just bring some over in ships?

[–]tryALLthenames 6 points7 points ago

But how does it carry it?

[–]blanketyblanks 5 points6 points ago

it could grip it by the husk

[–]MattieShoes 5 points6 points ago

It's not a question of where he GRIPS it!

[–]Woolio 6 points7 points ago

With a rope. Have you not seen the experiments by Sir Bedivere?

[–]Gaping_holmes 1 point2 points ago

I Swallow

[–]v_snax 1 point2 points ago

Your mom swallow.

[–]Cingetorix 0 points1 point ago

I swallow ;)

[–]Abdullah-Oblongata 0 points1 point ago

It's illegal to swallow babies in some states. Tasting is also illegal.

[–]lqpl 0 points1 point ago

That name sounds like a gay bar.

[–]Woolio 0 points1 point ago

Obligatory "I wanna take you to a gay bar. Gay bar gay bar gay bar." comment.

[–]tweek87 0 points1 point ago

Oh, well yes. If it were an African swallow.

[–]shaggy1265 42 points43 points ago

  1. Your guesses on weight are WAY off.

  2. Birds can be pretty damn powerful

[–]Wicaeed 20 points21 points ago

Holy jesus cuntfucking christ, Eagles are terrifying

[–]evioive 10 points11 points ago

It wouldn't be as sinister if it wasn't for that music!

[–]schwerpunk 2 points3 points ago

The music makes it feel like some sort of horror movie. Brb, demanding eagles in the next Dead Space game...

[–]Triplebizzle87 2 points3 points ago

No. No, no, no, NO. That is the last fucking thing we need.

[–]schwerpunk 1 point2 points ago

...Eagles that can't be killed. Everyone loved the immortal horror in the last game, right?

[–]Triplebizzle87 2 points3 points ago

Yeah, that asshole? Came along right as I was like, "Yeah, I fucking got this shit. Whatever! Oh.. hi there. You're... you're not dying. Well, that's cool, I'm just gonna go over... oh.. you're following me. Okay..."

[–]Voobz -1 points0 points ago

That was fucking outrageous! True about the music though haha Gave it this eerie aspect, like I should be feeling this goats fear along with him when really the eagle is all I give a shit about XD

[–]Sanity_prevails 8 points9 points ago

It was just teaching goat to fly

[–]I_REMOVE_COCKS 2 points3 points ago

He dragged the goat off the cliff, knocked it out on a rock, then just said, "fuck I didn't like that one anyway, I'm grabbing another"

[–]whollyme 10 points11 points ago

In Russia, the angry bird throw you!

[–]fitzroy95 2 points3 points ago

I give you the Haast Eagle, biggest (ex)eagle around

[–]slivercoat 2 points3 points ago

I give you the harpy eagle, the most badass bird on the block

[–]Metal671 1 point2 points ago

Holy hell that's a BIG fuckin' bird!!!

[–]fitzroy95 0 points1 point ago

Yup, the Maori have legends about them killing people. Hard to get the truth or detail of the matter, since they were wiped out hundreds of years ago, well before colonization by anyone else, and there aren't any written records.

[–]justarake 2 points3 points ago

Impressive!

[–]corcyra 1 point2 points ago

A bald eagle's claws exert something like 500 pounds per square inch. That'll crush a human skull.

[–]PizzaGood 1 point2 points ago

Still no way he could have lifted that goat. Dragging something off the cliff is a lot easier than lifting it off the ground. No doubt it's powerful though.

[–]blink0r 0 points1 point ago

He's okay! 'Tis only a mere flesh wound!

[–]Keeks_marone 0 points1 point ago

fuck you eagle

[–]shaggy1265 0 points1 point ago

Just don't be a goat and you will be fine.

[–]Black_Tome 0 points1 point ago

I can shoooow you the wooooorld.

[–]Yoyo8 0 points1 point ago

SHIT. THAT'S SOME FUCK UP SHIT!

[–]Broles81 12 points13 points ago

I've got a sneaking suspicion the bird weighs more than 5 ounces and the baby is over 10 ounces

[–]Solomaxwell6 9 points10 points ago

Nah, they only look heavy. Didn't you know? The camera adds 10 pounds.

[–]Rephaite 6 points7 points ago

Damned straight it can't. A ten ounce baby is either a miscarriage, or still inside its mother. I can't imagine a bird lifting a pregnant woman, and where it would get a miscarriage, I don't even want to imagine.

[–]rdsqc22 1 point2 points ago

What about a 33lb bird? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haast's_Eagle

[–]95688it 1 point2 points ago

yes but that eagle is extinct.

how about a 15-20lb eagle thats not http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steller%27s_Sea_Eagle

[–]scobot 1 point2 points ago

It's a simple matter of weight ratios, a 5 ounce bird can't carry a 10 ounce baby

Eagles can and do carry off young lambs...

[–]camisrad 1 point2 points ago

Where can I find a 10 ounce baby?

[–]flahertp 4 points5 points ago

It's a sad moment indeed when this quote goes so unrecognized...

[–]OnlyForBoredom 1 point2 points ago

10 lb baby

edit: this is a 10 ounce baby

[–]DownRteDrastick 2 points3 points ago

eyebleach

[–]bloopeeriod 0 points1 point ago

I've seen footage of a Harpie eagle snatching a young sloth and flying off with it.

[–]CPride12 0 points1 point ago

Uh, baby's don't weight 10 ounces

[–]BassmanBiff 0 points1 point ago

A golden eagle is totally capable of killing and eating (and, I believe, flying with) a baby. They eat monkeys sometimes.

[–]adrian5b 0 points1 point ago

This eagle has the last word

[–]LtCthulhu 0 points1 point ago

Arent there 16 oz in a pound? A 10 oz baby would be like 0.6 pounds.

[–]fELLAbUSTA -1 points0 points ago

upvote for Monty Python reference

[–]hobbnet 0 points1 point ago

No, make him prove his statement now.

[–]narwhalcares 0 points1 point ago

god come on reddit have a little imagination. station. imagination station.

[–]tau-lepton 0 points1 point ago

In this case absolute fiction, but http://researchnews.osu.edu/archive/monkbird.htm

Monkeys are still a favorite http://i1-news.softpedia-static.com/images/news2/Early-Humans-and-Eagles-2.jpg

[–]rivermandan 6 points7 points ago

doesn't look even remotely real in just picture form, the baby weighs like five times more than the bird

[–]DiabloConQueso 17 points18 points ago

Maybe it's an ant-bird, capable of carrying 20 times its own weight.

[–]rivermandan 4 points5 points ago

see, I was thinking that maybe the bird was carrying a talon full of ants, and the ants themselves were holding the baby. I think science and cryptozoology are at odds on this one, with science in my corner, bigfoot in yours

[–]DiabloConQueso 6 points7 points ago

I think that the ants are probably carrying the bird, horrified, and the bird grabbed onto the child in a desperate and futile attempt to weigh itself down, but alas the ants were too strong and they carried the bird carrying the child away to be devoured.

[–]ilikecommunitylots 1 point2 points ago

It grasped it by the husk

[–]Strideo 0 points1 point ago

When they grab you with those steely talons, you can't break free.. because they're steely, and eagles are strong.

[–]rivermandan 0 points1 point ago

not as strong as a baby coated in ants

[–]evitagen-armak 0 points1 point ago

Just look at the feathers in the first and second picture.

[–]Ratran 6 points7 points ago

Whew, I thought it was real. I really love old photographs. Photo journalism is my favorite and was thinking "I can't believe I have never have seen this old photo before."

[–]bsterry 3 points4 points ago

Rescued From an Eagle's Nest: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLn8LfKvuKI

[–]JustJeff79 2 points3 points ago

Seems legit.

[–]Dont_Fear_The_Ruper 1 point2 points ago

So it's like those stills of a parakeet in a chocolate fountain, where the actual video was very disappointing.

[–]mhughes12 1 point2 points ago

upvote for someone finally telling me what is going on in that picture

[–]ShamAbram 1 point2 points ago

Also, the director made a cameo as the father. It's D.W. Griffith.

[–]ocmurer 1 point2 points ago

Yeah, it's Griffith as fuck. I was on my phone though, and I have a case of the lazies, so I didn't want to type any more.

[–]bachrock37 1 point2 points ago

Came here to say this. Us film geeks gotta stick together. Also, *Eagle's Nest.

[–]KloverCain 0 points1 point ago

That's good. Now I feel less about bad about chuckling a little bit at this . . . while feeding my baby.

In my defense it was a "wtf chuckle" not a "that baby is going to be eaten chuckle".

[–]dilligasatall 0 points1 point ago

To be honest the pictures don't look overly real either, unless the photographer had impeccable timing to catch each photo with the bird's wings stretched exactly the same way each time.

[–]Tartantyco 0 points1 point ago

It's pretty obvious just in these few photos, as well(Wings stay exactly the same between the first and second photo).

[–]BoredandIrritable 0 points1 point ago

It doesn't look real in the stills either. That poor bird would never be able to fly with those wings all trashed like that.

[–]isawwhatyoudid 0 points1 point ago

Thank god it's not real.

[–]PizzaGood 0 points1 point ago

It's surprising that the fakey-ness of this is even in question. There's no way to lift a kid that probably weighs 25 pounds with a wingspan of what, 4 feet? Just can't happen.

[–]olsondc 0 points1 point ago

I love it when I see the simple facts right up front without sifting through a bunch of BS. ocmurer, you just got my upvote.

[–]jlpoole 0 points1 point ago

D.W. Griffith should have used a pterosaur in the movie to make it more credible and meet the objections of everyone weighing in on the physical impossibility of a rapture carrying a 10lb child.

It is well documented that pterosaurs on the hunt often abducted unattended children.

[–]RyanOnymous 0 points1 point ago

An eagle's best what?!

[–]huitlacoche 0 points1 point ago

An eagle's best attempt at parenting

[–]StewieBanana 141 points142 points ago

I can really relate to this picture. One time a Seagull grabbed a hotdog out of my hand.

[–]MikeTheBum 50 points51 points ago

Once, I was throwing popcorn to some birds at a local park. A few sparrows and pigeons were pecking at the popcorn, then a giant seagull swooped in. Almost all the other birds flew away, except for one sparrow. The seagull pecked a few kernels off the ground and must have decided that it was not enough. The seagull then proceeded to eat the sparrow, whole. I was never really afraid of birds before, now seagulls creep me out.

[–]DragyDevi 18 points19 points ago

What. The. Fuck.

edit: I was completely flabbergasted and couldn't generate a coherent response.

[–]Shirosynth 15 points16 points ago

Well that turned dark quickly.

[–]johnq-pubic 2 points3 points ago

Wow! I thought the seagull's diet consisted entirely of discarded food scraps and other garbage.

[–]MikeTheBum 5 points6 points ago

I wanted to run because I thought that now that it had the taste for live prey, I was next.

[–]tau-lepton 0 points1 point ago

And unattended children.

[–]BryanBeast13 2 points3 points ago

I knew those motherfuckers were evil!

[–]worzrgk 1 point2 points ago

We were watching a crab on the beach, never seen one just walking along the sand, and down comes this seagull like the hand of god, broke that crab to pieces with it's mighty beak and gulped it down, leaving broken shell behind. Thought of seagulls as scavengers, no predators. Not the nature experience the kids and I had planned that day, but I guess it was a valuable one.

[–]ri7ani 10 points11 points ago

a Seagull also grabbed a hotdog right out of my hand,,flew away a couple of yards and then fell to the ground. the bastard started choking on it, screamed till it died, INSTANT animal KARMA

[–]Piemonkey 33 points34 points ago

Sounds more like he saved you from a poisoned hot dog. RIP Seagull Bro.

[–]MikeTheBum 8 points9 points ago

Bro, that hot dog is full of NITRATES!

[–]sneakysnake128 1 point2 points ago

Choking and screaming? Sounds legit.

[–]grachi 9 points10 points ago

haha, I can see it now. Just staring into your hand where the hotdog used to be, confounded. Then you look up into the sky, squinting against the harsh sunlight, and then back at your hand, and your face scrunches up for a second. And then after a few moments... "what the fuck?"

[–]Captain_DuClark 3 points4 points ago

I fed a fish to a pelican at Frisco bay. It tried to eat my cell phone, he ran away

[–]Force_USN 1 point2 points ago

And music is magic, pure and clean

[–]habadacas 1 point2 points ago

I think i found your Seagul

[–]batteripakke 1 point2 points ago

May I just ask, why are you tagged as "goddamn condom genious"? You must've done something genious related to condoms before.

[–]StewieBanana 3 points4 points ago

Haha I think it might be related to an AskReddit where some guy said his wife or girlfriend was cheating on him, and one of the clues was that his condoms were disappearing. I told him he should poke holes in all his condoms and stop having sex with the girl. I think it was something like that at least.

[–]batteripakke 0 points1 point ago

Ah yes. That was it. You evil genious.

[–]DaisyAdair 0 points1 point ago

that happened to me as a kid at Ontario Place. :( HOT DOG.

[–]WretchesandKings 0 points1 point ago

Had a similar thing happen but instead the seagull knocked the basket of fries out of my hand so the other seagulls could swoop down and devour them. I learned never to eat outside the concession building at the beach again.

[–]snuffmeister 0 points1 point ago

And you too, could get another one.

[–]grachi 20 points21 points ago

First thing I thought of

[–]K234YGB 1 point2 points ago

10/10

I die

[–]specfreq 16 points17 points ago

"It's okay dad, keep shooting pictures!"

[–]qnnplmr[S] 69 points70 points ago

Guys it's just a reverse stork delivery. He gave it to the wrong family so they RMA'd it and this is the service department picking it up.

[–]random314 41 points42 points ago

or "Stork abortion"

[–]Newshoe 18 points19 points ago

Roe v. Stork

[–]huitlacoche 1 point2 points ago

Poe v. Wade

[–]questionableadvice 3 points4 points ago

a storktion

[–]moshmoshmosh 2 points3 points ago

I was thinking storkbortion

[–]Bucky_Ohare 1 point2 points ago

I have some hardware I should've RMA'd while it was still in warranty.

[–]load_more_comets 1 point2 points ago

I knew there had to be a logical explanation to this.

[–]lYossarian 3 points4 points ago

Story?

[–]musicalmaniac 24 points25 points ago

Fake. Fake. Fake. The End. Fake.

[–]Vinniekun 2 points3 points ago

I hope so, that made me feel sad :(

[–]musicalmaniac 2 points3 points ago

Yeah, it's a fake. I would feel sad too if a gigantic bird somehow rode off with a baby.

[–]whenurbored 5 points6 points ago

We get delivered by a stork, then taken away by an eagle. Such is life

[–]godlesspinko 3 points4 points ago

I'd follow that eagle to its nest, and even if it had already devoured my baby I would kill it and fry its offspring up for dinner.

[–]manwilaugh 3 points4 points ago

The more i looked at this picture, the more i laughed. The more i laughed at this picture, the harder Satan erection became, whilst whispering from the fiery gates'Im going in dry'

[–]heavyss 12 points13 points ago

relevant

[–]karlztheunicorn 2 points3 points ago

This is actually possible. Definitely not a baby that large, but when I was a newborn in Dutch Harbor Alaska (TONS of eagles) my mom wasn't able to sit on the porch with us for fear that the bald eagles would grab us. We've seen cats and small dogs get eaten before.

[–]mcknicker 2 points3 points ago

"DANG BIRD GOT ANOTHER ONE, MAUDE. HOW MANY TIMES I GOTTA TELL YOU TO KEEP THE CHILLUN TIED DOWN IF YOU'RE LETTING 'EM WANDER A'SIDE?!"

[–]TipsTheJust 2 points3 points ago

I can show you the world...

[–]Luthos 2 points3 points ago

I stole the baby!

[–]valice 1 point2 points ago

I just came here to say this, really.

[–]Philosoraptor817 5 points6 points ago

All I could think of is Fry going "This is a cool way to diiiieee...."

[–]lostroc 1 point2 points ago

Relevant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haast's_eagle

[–]xxcbr600xx 1 point2 points ago

"They snatchin' yo people up"

[–]mariod505 1 point2 points ago

The wind patterns in the first and second pictures are identical, so it's clearly fake. Otherwise, it's completely plausible...

[–]Plastastic 1 point2 points ago

Poor baby Lindbergh, the family was destined to fly.

[–]Talarot 1 point2 points ago

THAT BIRD IS OBVIOUSLY DEAD

[–]theowest 1 point2 points ago

I got attacked by seagulls on my way to school. I had to run like 30 meters in order to get away safely from them.

[–]iFuckedYourFather 0 points1 point ago

that's quite a harrowing story, why the other day a flock of pigeons, out of nowhere, flew right in my face, and I like, had to wave my arms at them, well that was it, I think I may have said shoo, shoo.

[–]IvyGold 1 point2 points ago

"George! George! Drop the keys!"

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points ago

"What is the baby-carrying capability of an unladen swallow?"

[–]butch123 0 points1 point ago

About 10,000

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[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

No worries.. it's merely a flesh wound!

[–]AmiableGuy 4 points5 points ago

So we're supposed to believe that a bird of prey, probably weighing no more than 6-8 kg, can lift a toddler that probably weighs 100-200% of its weight?

[–]Rebelpilot 20 points21 points ago

It could grip it by the husk!

[–]gm2 7 points8 points ago

It's not a question of where he grips it!!

[–]Lyianx 9 points10 points ago

Relevant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XafAdkZIYKA

[–]matthewmendoza 10 points11 points ago

That eagle is a dick!

[–]prevori 1 point2 points ago

That eagle rules! If you're gonna do something, do it loud, do it big, and do it with style!

[–]gmnitsua 0 points1 point ago

That's intense.

[–]AmiableGuy 0 points1 point ago

Gliding slowly downward with a goat is MUCH different than lifting off with a child. Assuming they were the same weight, the difference in force/lift needed is astronomical.

[–]Lyianx 0 points1 point ago

you didnt watch it to the end did you? Watch the 2nd 1/2 half.

[–]bigcitycrows 1 point2 points ago

None of the 'lifts' shown were dead lifts, they were strike-bind-glide. Eagles are the baddest of asses, don't get me wrong, but even goldens can't lift a toddler straight into the air and fly away into the sunset with it.

[–]Lyianx 0 points1 point ago

Keep in mind though, at least judging from the vid, i would imagine those goats weigh more than that toddler. They are larger too. While i'm not saying the original pic is real, im just suggesting that, given they can glide while holding a goat, it seems plausible they can pick up and lift a toddler of less weight.

[–]JRadical21 5 points6 points ago

Well, not a European bird of prey, sure, but maybe an African one.

[–]co0p3r 0 points1 point ago

not enough people get this...

[–]Encratis 4 points5 points ago

Hawks and Eagles routinely fly off with family pets so a baby isn't that hard to believe. The bird in the picture looks more like a vulture though.

[–]ailee43 1 point2 points ago

This. I saw a video of an eagle someplace fly off with a goat. It had a hell of a hard time with it, but it made it

[–]bigcitycrows 1 point2 points ago

Actually they don't, though we get a lot of people asking about it (raptor rehab volunteer here.) "An eagle flew off with my cat." "Did you see an eagle fly off with your cat?* "Well, no, but..."

Capable of killing, sure, but not literally flying off; anything bigger than a small cat is pretty hefty and are eaten on the ground. Great-Horned owls are the most likely of the raptors to kill and fly off with small pets, but they're far less likely than your average coyote. Most times when people think a bird took their Fido, it's a brushwolf.

Birds capable of straight-up lifting mammals the size of a normal possum would be the Great-Horned owl, the Bald eagle, and the Golden eagle. However, this is only for short distances to stash it from other predators. They kill, drag somewhere safe, and eat; they don't swoop down and carry off such enormous prey compared to their body weight.

Also, this isn't a baby; it's a toddler, and much too heavy for a lift as seen in these pictures.

[–]Amorougen 0 points1 point ago

Well I have seen Red Tail Hawks take Squirrels and lift them to another branch for skinning and eating. Probably was dead though. A live squirrel could be a talon-full of fury.

[–]bigcitycrows 0 points1 point ago

Squirrels are squirrels, not dogs or toddlers. Apples vs. pumpkins.

but you're right, squirrels are still a handful; we put leather 'shoes' on the hawks so that they're somewhat protected against squirrel bits, which can remove toes (and human fingers, through gloves.) On my first hunt my Master's Harris hawk (about the size of a redtail) grabbed a squirrel from a branch, but it bit him while he was coming down for assistance and he dropped it. Lucky he only had some blood dripping, and not a chunk out.

[–]AmiableGuy 0 points1 point ago

Id like to see a scavenger lift more than two times its body weight. Hell, I'd like to see an eagle or hawk lift that much. I think a bald eagle, which a pretty high threshold for how much it can carry, could probably lift 10-12 pounds. What does a one-year-old weigh, like 18? At least?

[–]gypaetus 0 points1 point ago

The buffest scavengers I know of are probably Lammergiers, who were the basis for the stories about Rocs and whose name means Lamb Killer. However, they don't eat much meat, and certainly not fresh baby. They eat mostly (~95%) bone, and the most the fly off with are femurs from hoofstock, which they then drop on rocks to smash up.

[–]iamasociopath22 2 points3 points ago

Theres videos of eagles, briefly lifting mountain goats up and throwing them off the mountain. Not carrying them up the mountain just flying into them while they're climbing and throwing them off the cliff. Eagles are strong dude.

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    [–]TeCuervo 2 points3 points ago

    Real. That was my grandfather. He died shortly after.

    [–]harvmarx 0 points1 point ago

    Birds must be Atheist Edit: Mmmm, baby!

    [–]mytake 1 point2 points ago

    It's funny because being an Atheist means being a cannibal.

    [–]Paalm 1 point2 points ago

    This actually happend to a Norwegian girl during the 1930's

    http://blogs.forteana.org/node/154

    Damn nature! U scary! ಠ_ಠ

    [–]HorseDdotNPeg 2 points3 points ago

    Dont know about the last one but the first two are legit http://imgur.com/BABtM

    [–]bigcitycrows 0 points1 point ago

    They aren't. An eagle is capable of killing a toddler, but not lifting it straight up into the air.

    [–]HorseDdotNPeg 0 points1 point ago

    thus the reason why i said last one in the post prob not real

    [–]bigcitycrows 0 points1 point ago

    Well, in reality the picture literally is of a stuffed dead eagle being posed for a movie, but in the second one the theoretical "lifting a foot off the ground" is still fictional/non-legit; the only factual basis is in fly-bys, as your link shows.

    [–]BSCavalier 0 points1 point ago

    Oh my God what is the context here?!

    [–]mock4lyfe 0 points1 point ago

    And then the bird dropped it off on another lonely horny couple's doorstep. Thus the stork legend began.

    [–]ummmjamiesha 0 points1 point ago

    If you like this, you'll love the Wildwood Chronicles.

    http://imgur.com/drg6O

    [–]applehalf 0 points1 point ago

    Lol I've seen this before, but this title made me laugh

    [–]rawrc 0 points1 point ago

    Yeah babies practically make themselves. Birds eating babies happens maybe once every 100 years.

    [–]willscy 0 points1 point ago

    There are stories of Golden Eagles in Mongolia stealing babies.

    [–]forsstromftw 0 points1 point ago

    Quick, honey!

    [–]qolop 0 points1 point ago

    And that's where babies come from.

    [–]GreasyTengu 0 points1 point ago

    Its funny in a way, but this nearly happened to my uncle when he was like 2.

    [–]Reiver79 0 points1 point ago

    He's a megazord the falconzord is just connecting so he can fly.

    [–]Nomad33 0 points1 point ago

    Who the fuck would just stand there and take pictures as their kid was flown off by a bird of prey?

    [–]bigcitycrows 1 point2 points ago

    It's fake. The person taking the pictures was actually filming, and these are stills from the movie Rescued From an Eagle's Nest.

    [–]cwsmla 0 points1 point ago

    First thing that came to mind was "Oregon Trail". I must have lost 100+ children to this exact situation!

    [–]MarinoG113 0 points1 point ago

    "Oh no dad, you keep doing what you're doing. The bird says he's taking me out to dinner!"

    [–]SkyWulf 0 points1 point ago

    BULLSHIT DETECTED

    [–]Protonoto -1 points0 points ago

    wow, anyone know more about this?

    [–]bigcitycrows 6 points7 points ago

    Although golden eagles are physically capable of taking large prey (like pronghorn antelope) and at least one known instance has been recorded of an eagle-on-human flyaway (involving a baby, in which the searchers found it dead with the eagle which was then shot), the event conveyed in these pictures is fictional.

    One, they generally don't 'lift' heavy prey off the ground once they have their talons in in; they mantle over it and eat it, and carry off pieces or stash the whole body. The only really carry if it's, say, a whole rabbit, and they're taking it back to a nest with young.

    Two, notice that the wings are in the exact same position in the first and second shots; like, exact. If it had flapped or been photographed flapping off the ground, they would be in different positions.

    Three, the kid would be dead and/or in much more apparent pain, what with having talons the length of bear claws sunk into him, and if this was a picture of an eagle on a rabbit, the eagle would be ripping at the head. Carrying live prey is a good way to have a mayday or be bitten midflight.

    tl;dr fake, but eagles are still cool.

    [–]atlantisiron 0 points1 point ago

    Also, the eagle's head changes color from black to white between the first and third panels.

    [–]readforit 4 points5 points ago

    probably fake

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