# In Russia, Eagle Kills YOU -- especially if you're a deer. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 27, 2013, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-russia-eagle-kills-you-especially-if-youre-a-deer/669771 "2013-09-27T02:03:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2013, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-russia-eagle-kills-you-especially-if-youre-a-deer/669771/1 "2013-09-27T02:03:35Z")
> [@](#): > > Remote cameras intended to monitor Siberian tigers in Russia instead caught a golden eagle’s fatal attack on a deer, snapping three photos as the massive bird dug its talons into the distressed animal’s back. > > London’s Zoological Society, which distributed the pictures to journalists, said the sequence showed a rare but not unheard of attack by a golden eagle. The society’s Linda Kerley said she first realized something was up when she approached the wildlife-monitoring device — also called a camera trap — and found a mangled deer carcass nearby. > Something felt wrong about it," she said in a statement accompanying the photographs. "There were no large carnivore tracks in the snow, and it looked like the deer had been running and then just stopped and died. > > “It was only after we got back to camp that I checked the images from the camera and pieced everything together,” she said. “I couldn’t believe what I was seeing.” > > … > > … > > … > > The zoological society said the photos were shot in the Lazovsky State Nature Reserve in the Primorye region of Russia’s Far East on Dec. 8, 2011. > **[Yahoo News: Latest and Breaking News, Headlines, Live Updates, and More](https://news.yahoo.com/)** > > The latest news and headlines from Yahoo News. Get breaking news stories and in-depth coverage with videos and photos. ---
**Author:** ![Capt\_Kirk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@Capt\_Kirk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt_Kirk)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2013, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-russia-eagle-kills-you-especially-if-youre-a-deer/669771/2 "2013-09-27T02:09:26Z")
Speechless, thank you **Cal** that was awesome ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2013, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-russia-eagle-kills-you-especially-if-youre-a-deer/669771/3 "2013-09-27T02:13:06Z")
More like a Balled Eagle… great big ones. That was amazing. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2013, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-russia-eagle-kills-you-especially-if-youre-a-deer/669771/4 "2013-09-27T02:18:35Z")
> [@lieu](#): > > More like a Balled Eagle… great big ones. That was amazing. And somewhere nearby lurked a Ghurka, awaiting the return of his hunting partner. That was jaw-dropping. ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2013, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-russia-eagle-kills-you-especially-if-youre-a-deer/669771/5 "2013-09-27T03:43:18Z")
I’ll direct everyone to the wiki on [GE predation on ungulates](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Eagle#Ungulates) for interesting tidbits. Note in particular - _As previously described, the “low flight with sustained grip attack” is the main method of predation used on ungulates and can take anywhere from a few seconds to at least 15 minutes to kill the prey._ Straight out of that photo. ETA: Kind of humbling to think you might be at the extreme outlier end of appropriate prey size for a desperate eagle :eek:. ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2013, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-russia-eagle-kills-you-especially-if-youre-a-deer/669771/6 "2013-09-27T04:18:12Z")
Great stuff. I’ll raise you, a video of a [jaguar attack on a caiman](http://youtu.be/DBNYwxDZ_pA?t=1m31s). ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2013, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-russia-eagle-kills-you-especially-if-youre-a-deer/669771/7 "2013-09-27T07:58:52Z")
Who says dinosaurs are extinct?!? :dubious: :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/half_man_half_wit/32/21766_2.png) [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2013, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-russia-eagle-kills-you-especially-if-youre-a-deer/669771/8 "2013-09-27T11:09:34Z")
I killed a deer last night, but that was by car. That eagle has me beat by miles…:eek: ---
**Author:** ![JKilez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e5b9ba/32.png) [@JKilez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKilez)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2013, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-russia-eagle-kills-you-especially-if-youre-a-deer/669771/9 "2013-09-27T15:15:24Z")
> [@lieu](#): > > More like a Balled Eagle… great big ones. That was amazing. Damn. Golden eagles in Russia take down prey 10 times their size, while bald eagles in America [cry like giggling school girls](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PT130igbxsw). Thanks Obama. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2013, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-russia-eagle-kills-you-especially-if-youre-a-deer/669771/10 "2013-09-27T18:07:31Z")
I read a short story called “The Erne from the Coast” by T. O. Beachcroft, in which an eagle kills a sheep (maybe a lamb). It’s a great story, but I wondered if any eagle was really big enough to do that. (The author has a character describe the eagle as being the largest he’s ever seen.) ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2013, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-russia-eagle-kills-you-especially-if-youre-a-deer/669771/11 "2013-09-27T18:24:24Z")
[Bald eagle drops fawn](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=213-p5zkA2s) on power lines in Missouri. [Golden eagle throws goats off cliff because they’re too big to kill.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VklTs-Tid_I) StG ---
**Author:** ![OtisCampbellWasRight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/d78d45/32.png) [@OtisCampbellWasRight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtisCampbellWasRight)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2013, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-russia-eagle-kills-you-especially-if-youre-a-deer/669771/12 "2013-09-27T19:07:46Z")
> [@mhendo](#): > > Great stuff. > > I’ll raise you, a video of a [jaguar attack on a caiman](http://youtu.be/DBNYwxDZ_pA?t=1m31s). That jaguar must have been really, really hungry! :eek: I’ll think about this video the next time I go down to the ol’ swimmin’ hole. ---
**Author:** ![G0sp3l](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c68b51/32.png) [@G0sp3l](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G0sp3l)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2013, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-russia-eagle-kills-you-especially-if-youre-a-deer/669771/13 "2013-09-27T20:48:01Z")
> [@mhendo](#): > > Great stuff. > > I’ll raise you, a video of a [jaguar attack on a caiman](http://youtu.be/DBNYwxDZ_pA?t=1m31s). Ambush predator, my ass! A CAT took on a GATOR in WATER? And Won? :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/half_man_half_wit/32/21766_2.png) [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2013, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-russia-eagle-kills-you-especially-if-youre-a-deer/669771/14 "2013-09-27T21:21:47Z")
> [@StGermain](#): > > [Bald eagle drops fawn](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=213-p5zkA2s) on power lines in Missouri. Probably wanted his dinner nice and crispy… ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2013, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-russia-eagle-kills-you-especially-if-youre-a-deer/669771/15 "2013-09-29T11:02:06Z")
Does this mean the mystery of the mutilated livestock has been solved?!? [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/mEoWGagn6Nc/maxresdefault.jpg "Colorado Cattle Mutilation") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEoWGagn6Nc) The “no footprints in the snow” should have been a dead giveaway. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Boulter\_s\_Canary](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e79b87/32.png) [@Boulter\_s\_Canary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boulter_s_Canary)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2013, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-russia-eagle-kills-you-especially-if-youre-a-deer/669771/16 "2013-09-30T01:37:11Z")
> [@Dendarii\_Dame](#): > > I read a short story called “The Erne from the Coast” by T. O. Beachcroft, in which an eagle kills a sheep (maybe a lamb). It’s a great story, but I wondered if any eagle was really big enough to do that. (The author has a character describe the eagle as being the largest he’s ever seen.) According to [this clip from Ireland](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JY48SnA3hq8) they don’t. Whether they _can_ or not is another matter, but white-tailed sea eagles (which are the eagles most often called Ernes) prefer fish (bald eagles are fish-eaters, too). ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2013, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-russia-eagle-kills-you-especially-if-youre-a-deer/669771/17 "2013-09-30T18:42:21Z")
How about [lion vs. two cheetahs?](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUU3DNU-ymQ) ---
**Author:** ![toofs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4491bb/32.png) [@toofs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toofs)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2013, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-russia-eagle-kills-you-especially-if-youre-a-deer/669771/18 "2013-10-01T06:36:07Z")
How about[lion vs. tiger?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=661555)