This entry was posted by owl and bear staff on Wednesday, February 18th, 2009 at 11:59 am.
Some golden eagles are tortoise specialists. Using their powerful talons, these eagles will fly and release a tortoise over a rocky outcrop, and on impact the carapace separates from the plastron.
Crazy.
Tags golden eagles, tortoises
Filed under green pages
Subscribe to entries
Subscribe by email
Subscribe to podcast
Subscribe to comments
All content © 2010 by owl and bear