# 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:** 7\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![marshmallow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@marshmallow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marshmallow)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2012, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-of-eagle-snatching-kid-from-park-in-montreal/644516/61 "2012-12-20T14:20:38Z")
> [@Rand\_Rover](#): > > Any normal person would drop the camera and run like hell, and if it was the kid’s dad, he would be absolutely flying. In videos like this it seems rare for the person filming to get involved even if they could help. They may move closer for a better angle or run away if they seem threatened. ---
**Author:** ![Soylent\_Juicy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@Soylent\_Juicy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soylent_Juicy)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2012, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-of-eagle-snatching-kid-from-park-in-montreal/644516/62 "2012-12-20T14:28:57Z")
> **[Baby-snatching eagle video goes viral, but Montreal animation school admits...](https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2012/12/19/babysnatching_eagle_video_goes_viral_but_montreal_animation_school_admits_it_was_fake.html)** > > A YouTube video that appears to show an eagle snatching a baby in a Montreal park went viral overnight, but many are asking: Is it real? ---
**Author:** ![jools](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b3f665/32.png) [@jools](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jools)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2012, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-of-eagle-snatching-kid-from-park-in-montreal/644516/63 "2012-12-20T16:38:49Z")
The guys who did this video are very much francophone. They were interviewed this morning on the radio. It was a school project and they would get an A+ if they got to 100,000 hits… can you get a higher grade than A+? ---
**Author:** ![Gymnopithys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/fbc32d/32.png) [@Gymnopithys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gymnopithys)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2012, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-of-eagle-snatching-kid-from-park-in-montreal/644516/64 "2012-12-20T17:31:09Z")
That was a stupid hoax. Now 20 million people (yes, over 18 million youtube views) are going to believe eagles will snatch babies. It took more than 50 years in Alpine countries for this belief to be discarded. ---
**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 20, 2012, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-of-eagle-snatching-kid-from-park-in-montreal/644516/65 "2012-12-20T18:04:19Z")
> [@Gymnopithys](#): > > That was a stupid hoax. Now 20 million people (yes, over 18 million youtube views) are going to believe eagles will snatch babies. It took more than 50 years in Alpine countries for this belief to be discarded. Who in their right mind will hire an eagle, now, after this? Such a shame. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2012, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-of-eagle-snatching-kid-from-park-in-montreal/644516/66 "2012-12-20T18:11:06Z")
The [Eagles](http://www.foe.com) appear to have no comment on it. ---
**Author:** ![lost4life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c4cdca/32.png) [@lost4life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lost4life)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2012, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-of-eagle-snatching-kid-from-park-in-montreal/644516/67 "2012-12-21T15:41:51Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > If it’s real, then the child has obviously been ordained by the gods to be the King of Canada. I posted a version of this on Facebook…now everybody thinks I’m funny. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-of-eagle-snatching-kid-from-park-in-montreal/644516.md?page=3)