It is possible that this isn't a hoax.
There is evidence from the 2 million year old fossil of a small South
African child (Australopithecus africanus) that it was killed by a large
bird of prey about the same size as our Wedge-tailed eagle (Berger, L.R.
and Mcgraw, W.S.{2007}. Further evidence for eagle predation of, and
feeding damage on, the Taung child. South African Journal of Science,
vol.103, n.11-12:496-498).
I wouldn't at all be surprised at an eagle having a go at a child. After all
what's the difference between a toddler and a well-grown lamb? Being human
doesn't preclude one being prey.
Too well do I remember that baby Azaria Chamberlain being snatched by a
dingo was considered a hoax as well. All the time my semi-traditional
Aboriginal relatives were telling me that they knew that dingoes would take
infants, evidence that I handed on to then criminologist, Dr. Paul Wilson,
who was researching the issue.
Denise Lawungkurr Goodfellow
1/7 Songlark Street,
Bakewell, NT 0832
043 8650 835
PhD candidate, SCU
Vice-chair, Wildlife Tourism Australia
Nominated for the Condé Nast international ecotourism award, 2004 by the
renowned American website, Earthfoot.
Wildlife Adviser, BBC¹s ?Deadly 60¹
On 19/12/12 11:04 PM, "Eve Belisle" <> wrote:
> Hi,
Several aspects are wrong with this video, the first one being that the
> ground has been covered in snow for at least a week here in Montreal. The
> second thing is that this eagle is not a golden, the white patches on the
> wings does not correspond to any stage of a young golden eagle plumage. It has
> been suggested that it could be a Steppe Eagle or an hybrid, common in
> falconry. The child is probably a doll, I think it's a well staged hoax!
Eve
> Bélisle
Montréal, Canada
Sent from my iPhone
On 2012-12-19, at 06:48, Carl
> Clifford <> wrote:
> It is certainly a bit of a
> curates egg as far as videos go, which is why I qualified with "seems
> genuine". There are parts which look kosher and parts with an aura of shonk. I
> guess the only way to know is for someone to do a proper forensic rip down on
> the original of the clip. It is the sort of clip which brings many "experts"
> out of the woodwork.
>
> Carl Clifford
>
> On 19/12/2012, at 22:00, Wendy
> Cayless <> wrote:
>
>>
>> Seems it is a fake
>>
> http://wtvr.com/2012/12/19/viral-fake-out-golden-eagle-snatches-kid-is-cgi/
>>
>
>> Wendy
>> http://twitter.com/WendyJoy
>> http://wjcsydney.wordpress.com
>>
> http://kiva.org/invitedby/wendy2641
>>
>>
>> From: Carl Clifford
> <>
>> To: Birding-Aus Aus <>
>
>> Sent: Wednesday, 19 December 2012 6:43 PM
>> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Golden
> Eagle attempts to take child
>>
>> Dear B-A,
>>
>> Interesting footage of a
> Golden Eagle attempting to take a toddler in a park in Montreal, Quebec. It
> seems to be genuine.
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CE0Q904gtMI
>>
>>
> Cheers,
>>
>> Carl Clifford
>> =
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