This is the shocking and terrifying moment a massive eagle tried to drag a boy off the ground in Australia.
A wedge-tailed eagle at Alice Springs Desert Park, Australia, flies at a young boy and latches on to his head. Photograph: Christine O’Connell/@55chris
A huge eagle tried to drag a boy away from the ground as it attacked him with its talons. The incident happened at Alice Springs Desert Park in Australia.
According to
Guardian, the wedge-tailed eagle that was part of a birds of prey show at Alice Springs Desert Park flew at the young boy and latched on to his head with its talons instead of flying over to a perch as it had been trained to.
The moment was captured by a visitor to the park, Christine O’Connell, who uploaded an image on to Instagram of the eagle seemingly attempting to drag away the boy, who was wearing a green hoodie.
O’Connell wrote as the caption: “At a nature park in Alice Springs we decided to go to a bird show the young boy in the green kept pulling his zipper up and down. For some reason the wedge-tailed eagle did not like it and instead of flying over to the log he is meant to for a photo opportunity he flew straight at the young boy and attacked him.”
The boy was left with no serious injuries as he was immediately treated for his wounds by first aid officers.
The wedge-tailed eagle is Australia’s largest bird of prey. According to Bird Life Australia, they have an average wingspan of 2.3m and feed on rabbits, birds and lizards, and have also been known to kill and feed on lambs.