# Video of eagle snatching kid from park in Montreal **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 19, 2012, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-of-eagle-snatching-kid-from-park-in-montreal/644516 "2012-12-19T12:39:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2012, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-of-eagle-snatching-kid-from-park-in-montreal/644516/1 "2012-12-19T12:39:40Z")
This video was allegedly shot in a Montreal park. [Youtube Link](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CE0Q904gtMI) It’s an eagle swooping down and trying to haul off a kid in a puffy coat. He doesn’t manage to take off carrying the kid, but it looks like it was close. It’s pretty incredible, but I have my doubts about the authenticity of the video. Do Golden Eagles even hang out in that part of the world? In all my years in Montreal, I never saw a bird that big. All the searches I’ve done this morning just turn up dozens of websites sharing this video - no official local news stories _from_ Montreal, so my bullshit detector is pinging quite a bit. I suppose the video could be real, but from someplace else? Thoughts? ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2012, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-of-eagle-snatching-kid-from-park-in-montreal/644516/2 "2012-12-19T12:48:21Z")
If it’s real, then the child has obviously been ordained by the gods to be the King of Canada. ---
**Author:** ![Malthus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@Malthus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malthus)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2012, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-of-eagle-snatching-kid-from-park-in-montreal/644516/3 "2012-12-19T12:59:42Z")
Obviously, Canadian parents should be allowed to carry concealed eagles, just in case. ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2012, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-of-eagle-snatching-kid-from-park-in-montreal/644516/4 "2012-12-19T13:41:19Z")
Maybe the eagle thought it was a hobbit. ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2012, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-of-eagle-snatching-kid-from-park-in-montreal/644516/5 "2012-12-19T14:08:46Z")
Man, what is with the animals in Canada this month? First IKEA monkey, now this. (Next up: chorus line of bears tapdance down Davie St.) ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2012, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-of-eagle-snatching-kid-from-park-in-montreal/644516/6 "2012-12-19T14:10:26Z")
> [@matt\_mcl](#): > > Next up: chorus line of bears tapdance down Davie St. Now, _that_ would be a worthwhile Canadian initiative! ---
**Author:** ![Simple\_Linctus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Simple\_Linctus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simple_Linctus)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2012, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-of-eagle-snatching-kid-from-park-in-montreal/644516/7 "2012-12-19T14:18:26Z")
Out of interest, without expressing a view on the veracity of the vid (I just don’t know) is the fact he says “oh shit” (and oddly although I do speak French [very badly] I have never heard Canadian French before, I have to admit I found it hilarious - it sounds just like a Canadian accent when speaking English to me!) just down to French swear words being, well, merdre. I.e. do most Canadian Francophiles swear in English? ---
**Author:** ![Acid\_Lamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Acid\_Lamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acid_Lamp)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2012, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-of-eagle-snatching-kid-from-park-in-montreal/644516/8 "2012-12-19T14:22:14Z")
> [@Antigen](#): > > Do Golden Eagles even hang out in that part of the world? Yep. [They Do.](http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://sdakotabirds.com/species/maps/golden_eagle_map_big.jpg&imgrefurl=http://sdakotabirds.com/species/maps/golden_eagle_map.htm&h=700&w=982&sz=230&tbnid=k9uUdHnZGUNmNM:&tbnh=85&tbnw=119&zoom=1&usg=__ISuFBsb9VY1KQBXPDUsOv7ShdfI=&docid=7eReQjagEO-U6M&sa=X&ei=fM3RUO63IoWI9QTryIHYDw&ved=0CEoQ9QEwAg&dur=555) ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Doom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Dr\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Doom)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2012, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-of-eagle-snatching-kid-from-park-in-montreal/644516/9 "2012-12-19T14:26:54Z")
I guess this was to be expected when the Hull and Belfour genetic experiment was successful, in addition to depleted maple syrup stocks. ---
**Author:** ![Ale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@Ale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ale)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2012, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-of-eagle-snatching-kid-from-park-in-montreal/644516/10 "2012-12-19T14:42:13Z")
It’s fake, the flapping of the eagle as it tries to carry the kid away is completely wrong, there’s also a few composition errors on the wings. I saw it this afternoon at work (VFX department on a post production company) and it was obvious to all of us it’s a fake. I’m lead character animator there so the motion of the eagle was the most evident to me. I’ve had to research animal motion in general and bird flight in particular for my job and as I said, the movement of the wings is completely wrong, the bird would had never soared like that, let alone lift an infant. ---
**Author:** ![chargerrich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chargerrich/32/5399_2.png) [@chargerrich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chargerrich)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2012, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-of-eagle-snatching-kid-from-park-in-montreal/644516/11 "2012-12-19T14:54:00Z")
Fake… what’s wrong with you people? :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2012, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-of-eagle-snatching-kid-from-park-in-montreal/644516/12 "2012-12-19T15:41:02Z")
> [@Simple\_Linctus](#): > > I.e. do most Canadian Francophiles swear in English? There are **many** English-speakers in Montreal. You wouldn’t know I’m French-Canadian just from listening to me say “oh shit”. If I said “It’s about time you put your coat, 'stie”, maybe you’d guess. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2012, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-of-eagle-snatching-kid-from-park-in-montreal/644516/13 "2012-12-19T15:46:09Z")
We’re going to need a bigger Eagle. ---
**Author:** ![LeeshaJoy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e8cbc/32.png) [@LeeshaJoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LeeshaJoy)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2012, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-of-eagle-snatching-kid-from-park-in-montreal/644516/14 "2012-12-19T15:48:52Z")
> [@Ale](#): > > It’s fake, the flapping of the eagle as it tries to carry the kid away is completely wrong, there’s also a few composition errors on the wings. > > I saw it this afternoon at work (VFX department on a post production company) and it was obvious to all of us it’s a fake. I’m lead character animator there so the motion of the eagle was the most evident to me. > I’ve had to research animal motion in general and bird flight in particular for my job and as I said, the movement of the wings is completely wrong, the bird would had never soared like that, let alone lift an infant. One wonders if this was test footage for _Birdemic 2._ ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2012, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-of-eagle-snatching-kid-from-park-in-montreal/644516/15 "2012-12-19T16:01:34Z")
> [@Antigen](#): > > There are **many** English-speakers in Montreal. > > You wouldn’t know I’m French-Canadian just from listening to me say “oh shit”. If I said “It’s about time you put your coat, 'stie”, maybe you’d guess. But everything he says is in French after the “Oh shit”. Why would he start in English, than move to French when he runs up to the kid&mother? ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2012, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-of-eagle-snatching-kid-from-park-in-montreal/644516/16 "2012-12-19T16:05:39Z")
Story [here](http://www.kansascity.com/2012/12/19/3973208/eagle-snatching-baby-real-or-fake.html) along with the video. Eagle swoops down and snatched baby. (baby okay) I’m thinking fake. Great job though. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2012, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-of-eagle-snatching-kid-from-park-in-montreal/644516/17 "2012-12-19T16:08:09Z")
> **[Child-snatching eagle video created as student project | CBC News](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/child-snatching-eagle-video-created-as-student-project-1.1268125)** > > Three students in 3D animation are sure to get a perfect grade after a video depicting an eagle snatching a toddler in a Montreal park went viral and generated discussions around the world. Fake ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2012, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-of-eagle-snatching-kid-from-park-in-montreal/644516/18 "2012-12-19T16:09:27Z")
In my browser, part of the title is cut off on the forum screen and so reads “Real of fake, Eagle snatches…” ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2012, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-of-eagle-snatching-kid-from-park-in-montreal/644516/19 "2012-12-19T16:10:11Z")
> **[Child-snatching eagle video created as student project | CBC News](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/child-snatching-eagle-video-created-as-student-project-1.1268125)** > > Three students in 3D animation are sure to get a perfect grade after a video depicting an eagle snatching a toddler in a Montreal park went viral and generated discussions around the world. Report that it’s a hoax, as expected. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2012, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-of-eagle-snatching-kid-from-park-in-montreal/644516/20 "2012-12-19T16:28:25Z")
Fake. A real baby would have been crying a lot more. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-of-eagle-snatching-kid-from-park-in-montreal/644516.md?page=2)