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[lazybones18]

 

[The Interrobanger]

 

[sneakypete]

came in expecting this, got something much more magical

 

[LOCK]

Baby without his coat and shoes, the eagle might have had a chance.....O_O

 

[eastmen]

but why couldn't it fly him to mordor?

you win the internet today.

 

[Jzero]

Poor kid got dropped pretty hard

Still kind of funny though.

 

[TheChewyWaffles]

Claws are sharp on those fuckers! That kid could have puncture wounds.

 

[commedieu]

ban eagles.

 

[CountAntonius]

These eagles must be stopped.

 

[Candeldandel]

Marahute! Wow, her name came to me immediately when I saw that picture. Bizarre.

 

[alphaNoid]

Scary to watch, my son is that size.

 

[Jacob]

came in expecting this, got something much more magical

Man, golden eagles are terrifying.

 

[Kaako]

I would have been mindfucked and scared shitless at the same time with the realization that a big ass eagle just lifted my baby ass off the ground.

 

[commedieu]

Hahah i remember back when everyone thought that was fake.

Where is your god now INTERNET?

 

[Tesseract]

looks fake i saw lod change in background. eagles polyGrams/

 

[piratepwnsninja]

but why couldn't it fly him to mordor?

Amazing.

I'm glad the kid is OK, as I have children of my own, but I'd be lying if I said I didn't laugh when Chariots of Fire kicked in.

 

[daw840]

came in expecting this, got something much more magical

Holy shit....I was wrong. If that eagle can carry that goat so far it could definitely take a child away. That's terrifying.

 

[Snuggles]

I would bite that bird's head off.

 

[GK86]

came in expecting this, got something much more magical

That was fucking insane. The other two weren't playing around though lol.

 

[Loofy]

I'm going to say this is fake only because I've got enough to worry about without the possibility of a FUCKING EAGLE trying to steal my baby.

http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=F10617FC345A1A738DDDAC0A94D1405B8884F0D3

 

[Delio]

Thank goodness someone remembered this.

 

[Retrocide]

OMG....that's just horrifying...and yet, I can't stop laughing.

 

[Tuck]

That's horrifying and awesome and scary and funny all at the same time.

Thank god the kid is alright.

 

[surrealist]

Thought this was going to be in Mongolia. Mongolians use these to take down wolves. http://youtu.be/TItHEUOXCeI

 

[sneakypete]

http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=F10617FC345A1A738DDDAC0A94D1405B8884F0D3

wow, truly the assholes of the sky.

 

[Devolution]

Eagles are trying to get back at us. Better hunt them down into extinction again.

 

[EatChildren]

My folks more or less have to keep the dogs inside, or watch them carefully, when the eagles are out to play. Their pet cockatoo goes fucking mental whenever they soar above.

 

[Kard8p3]

Oh my god.

I died..

 

[SnakeswithLasers]

This is the greatest video I have ever seen. GAF's raison d'être.

 

[Stormwatch]

but why couldn't it fly him to mordor?

I came in here to post this. At least I wasn't the only one who thought it.

 

[Mike M]

Brb, going to go sew lead weights into all my kid's clothes.

 

[btrboyev]

holy shit, that could have ended badly...it's hard to laugh. Even that little much could have killed that kid. The eagle could of ripped that kids head right off.

 

[Supermanisdead]

came in expecting this, got something much more magical

what the fuck. this is horrifying!

 

[industrian]

Golden Eagles are badass.

This kid is a lucky motherfucker.

 

[Norua]

Weird, I just saw it randomly on YouTube, then go on GAF and here it is again... It's chasing me.
I wish I could find a video with a condor instead of an eagle.

 

[Mudkips]

Though I don't think any bird could really carry off a child or even get it much higher than that kid went

They can carry goats. Toddlers aren't a problem.

 

[IceCold]

Tabarnak! That's scary.

 

[Stinkles]

Maybe Gandalf summoned it and it thought that was a dwarf.

 

[Trumpet909]

I laughed at "Tonight on "To catch a predator".."

 

[Hawkian]

but why couldn't it fly him to mordor?

i'm going to be honest with you, i needed this

 

[purg3]

Holy shit....I was wrong. If that eagle can carry that goat so far it could definitely take a child away. That's terrifying.

they have up around a 7ft wingspan with incredible grip strength. It could have easily flew away with that kid. Super lucky lol


I actually feel kind of bad for how hard I laughed watching this considering how badly it could have gone.

 

[Hero_of_the_Day]

This is why we need guns.

 

[sneakypete]

we all felt bad.. until that music kicked on and with the added eagle cry when the child started to lift.. i couldn't help but giggle

 

[Mumei]

Golden eagles are the best eagles. Bar none.

They can carry goats. Toddlers aren't a problem.

They can't actually carry goats; those videos only show the eagle dragging the goat off a cliff and then basically dropping it. Ascending into the air and carrying it is something different; even a huge Berkut couldn't carry something much larger than 8 pounds.

Though they are certainly capable of killing much larger things and eating them on the spot. No need to fly away when you've got talons like that.

 

[MuggerMD]

I've always wondered if a bird of prey could pick up an infant. Now I know.

 

[Retrocide]

They can carry goats. Toddlers aren't a problem.

I came in here expecting this to be about a near miss on a baby goat...which are also called kids.

 

[antonz]

That kid was very lucky.

Could have had serious injuries from the talons or if the eagle had a better grip injuries from a much more severe fall

 

[NeoZylom]

Tabarnak! That's scary.

En maudit

 

[BlackGoku03]

Rescuers Down Under vindicated.

 

[daw840]

They can carry goats. Toddlers aren't a problem.

Holy shit....I was wrong. If that eagle can carry that goat so far it could definitely take a child away. That's terrifying.

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