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In for the Kill
Photograph courtesy Linda Kerley, Zoological Society of London
A camera trap intended for Siberian tiger research in southeastern Russia instead captured a golden eagle swooping on a yearling sika deer on December 1, 2011.
The camera trap caught two seconds of the attack, starting with the photo above, which ended badly for the deer—a healthy yearling estimated to be at least seven months old.
In a Journal of Raptor Research report by Linda Kerley of the Zoological Society of London and Jonathan C. Slaght of the Wildlife Conservation Society Russia Program, the camera trap team describes the fortuitous photos as likely the first documented golden eagle attack on a deer, although field reports suggest the birds also prey on reindeer, mountain goats, and brown bear cubs.
—Dan Vergano
Published September 24, 2013
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Takedown
Photograph courtesy Linda Kerley, Zoological Society of London
"I've been assessing deer causes of death in Russia for 18 years—this is the first time I've seen anything like this," Kerley said in a Wildlife Conservation Society statement on the camera-trap images.
The researchers checked the photos in the trap only after finding the deer, dead in the snow nearby.
The photos showed the golden eagle, which is larger and heavier than a bald eagle, bearing down on the young deer. The attack took place in a forest near a power line clearing at the Lazovsky State Nature Reserve in the Russian Far East.
Published September 24, 2013
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Death Knell
Photograph courtesy Linda Kerley, Zoological Society of London
"There were no large carnivore tracks in the snow, and it looked like the deer had been running and then just stopped and died," Kerley said in the statement. She and her colleagues pieced together the attack from these three images, culled from more than 7,000 collected by the camera trap over five months.
Golden eagles are opportunistic hunters, but attacks on deer and other large animals are likely rare, said wildlife ecologist Jerry Belant of Mississippi State University, who was not part of the study team.
Belant's team documented a bald eagle preying on a fawn in 2011. "Predation events like this one are dramatic and certainly interesting, but they aren't common," Belant said.
That might be just as well for deer. "Only the hide and skeleton of the deer remained," concludes the report on the golden eagle attack.
Published September 24, 2013
66 comments
truly a hunter displaying the hunting skills mastered in thier course of evolution to survive....majestic
I think the eagle was so hungry that a mouse could not fill his stomach.So he ate the deer so he could have a big meal.
I wonder how the eagle took the deer down... It does not have fangs or claws as the tiger.
although rare, could this occurrence be attributed to possibly a drammatic change in the food web within that area?
This is surely rare. An eagle attacks a deer. I could be dropped my jaw, I'd never evidence another than this
Shows how nature has surprises around every corner, and hunger can always give you extra strength
Sometimes old news brings a new movement on people who don't know about them even it is rear captured that ....I am thinking , be-sure it is rear .
Saying, send you 1 a:
For peace to humanity
Letter to the President of the country, the General Secretary of the Communist Party, and the people in power in all fields, and people all over the world!
The people of the whole world, not excluding anyone, are keen to have peace! But the war always happens! the origins of the war there are many, but the most important factor is the weapon! So, if all over the world, not excluding a country, voluntarily destroyed all weapons ... murder, regardless of what weapon was used to kill people, then no one will have weapons to kill people! peace will come to the human race!
Mankind invented the weapons to defend themselves or kill one another, If all are one weapon no one killed anyone, nor does it need defending anymore!
The human race, when no one had weapons, peace is permanent!
Hope anyone reading this message, please share this desire, a day not far away, this desire can become a reality all over the world! -Best regards!
You, Sir! No one taxed dreams, you take a dream away! and act as the dream! for peace to humanity!
You, Sir! because of inequality should produce SideShow war san for equality! But man, there are many ways of solving various inequality! does not necessarily require the use of war, using weapons! The example uses the dialogue! People often say: All games are used to shooting! suppose if there is a gun, will have to continue the dialogue and persuasion, mediation, peace. If being exploitative dictatorship and oppression-we have to fight with them, but not necessarily "cut" we're dictators! A problem arises, always there are many workarounds, you Sir!
If saying that today's age: collaboration, integration, and development. Assuming no cooperation, will again use weapons of intimidation to coerce cooperation! the slogan transition and development too! behind this slogan is firearms! This era is "talk" to each other using firearms, the Government used the guns killing people, it threatens other countries too!
Have to say too that the vast majority of the world's powers have "blood Debt, or debt of sweat, tears and a lot of money" by the people of his country and other countries! If you eliminate the murder weapon, they have nothing to suppress, murder people when people want to reclaim their debt! Therefore, to eliminate all the murder weapon, all over the world, as far as our aspirations, is almost impossible! However, the goal for peace would be all in favour of progressive humanity!
World War 2 ended on 7 May 1945, but unfortunately for mankind, since that date to today, on 24/9/2013, gunfire still always resound across somewhere in this world! hundreds of millions of people perished, or bring injury since that date, only the frantic ambition and a wild gang of the barbarian powers! sow death to humanity! for your children, your parents, your husband or wife! 68 years have passed, and today is more than enough! you join me, anything called for destruction of all types of weapons, around the world, not excluding any country! You: Let's say a compelling way, go you, contributing with me, helping to actually end the war permanently all over the world!
Danbo Ru I think the destruction of weapons is not the cause, as well as measures to put an end to the war, in contrast to weapons as tools for human survival and development!
The only way to abolish war is to abolish national boundaries and ethnic to a single country is Earth and the only nation the Earth! Then there is no reason to lead to war again.
TPXHP: Yes, you Danbo Ru. However, if still firearms, weapons in hand, the war continued. The problem we want to be: no to war! do not destroy all the weapons of murder, though the Earth there is a country, still had a war going on! For example, in one country, which remains at war internally! Although the whole earth is one country, would still occur, "the civil war", if not the entire destruction of weapons, you, Sir! However, the production of weapons, have huge profits, so they always encourage war, to consume the weapons, they will vigorously protested the destruction of weapons. hardly anyone enough reasoning and the courage to "break" the giant corporations manufacture weapons switched to manufacturing other goods! These countries, too, they need weapons to suppress people's fierce, if people do not tolerate the dominance is full of injustice! (If their dominance, not create injustice, people will not fight, the country they don't need weapons to do nothing! So, bring it on purpose destroy all types of weapons, while creating pressure on the authorities that must not be to create injustice in their country! so no one has a reason against them, they have no reason to use the weapon, killing his own, sometimes to kill both his parents, spouses, children of yourself anymore, you know!) The Glass!
Its almost as though these eagles are practicing for bigger and bigger prey. There appears to be benefits to killing and preserving larger prey, especially now that there are fewer carnivorous animals(e.g.Tigers) which could scavenge the meal in the ice, so that these eagles are now reducing total amounts of labor by attacking a single large animal that can not be consumed in a single sitting and using it to sustain themselves for a longer period of time. PS-Did anyone see what looks like murder in the Eagle's eyes in the second picture?
@bashiruddin hosein What you really mean is, can we figure out a way to blame human beings for this? We truly are the only species capable of hating our own species.
@Muhammad Ayyaz Sorry, this was in Russia !! not in a muslim country!! take your hypocritical comments elsewhere, didn't you notice the journalist was a female AND working !!! even though the Koran says the best place for her is at home Quran 33:32-3....under threat of beatings Quran 4:34...and rape Quran 2:223 Quran 65:4 Quran 4:24 etc...
@Paul fiery @bashiruddin hosein
LOL, wrong. Most species males "hate" each other.
And it's alright to hate humans, we should, we bring NO good at all. The World and all millions of species on this beautiful Earth could live on and evolve in "peace".
As long as we remain, all we do is destruction. We even succeed in destroying species that have adapted for up to half a billion years and survived several mass extinctions. They are the masterpieces of creation. We are just a very big, sad, and destructive mistake. We've been around for only 300000 years and we've managed to completely destroy this planet in only +100 years. If we assume Earth existence to 24 hours we've been so efficient in destroying our planet that we've managed it in a millisecond.
Isn't the human race a fantastic mistake!? :)
@Laurent V. "In The Name of Allah, The Most Compassionate, The Most Merciful" - Quran 1:1. "Invite to the way of your Lord with wisdom and good instruction, and argue with them in a way that is best. Indeed, your Lord is most knowing of who has strayed from His way, and He is most knowing of who is [rightly] guided." Quran - 16:125.
As of what I've seen in your comment, I understand that -unfortunately- you have a very wrong idea about Islam, as well as the Holy Quran interpretations, which is "honestly" our fault as Muslims,since it is our duty to give you "Non-Muslims" the correct ones.
First of all, a working woman is absolutely fine and not forbidden in Islam -my own wife is one of them!-. However, no one would argue about that the BEST place for a woman is at home! each and every one of us was raised by his mother, unless they had an extreme conditions like the mother was dead or she really had to work, plus the other house duties which can be done to the fullest by the woman only!
secondly, your interpretations the the mentioned verses in your comment were not correct, so I'm gladly going to give you the correct ones:
1 - "O wives of the Prophet, you are not like anyone among women. If you fear Allah , then do not be soft in speech [to men], lest he in whose heart is disease should covet, but speak with appropriate speech. And abide in your houses and do not display yourselves as [was] the display of the former times of ignorance. And establish prayer and give zakah and obey Allah and His Messenger. Allah intends only to remove from you the impurity [of sin], O people of the [Prophet's] household, and to purify you with [extensive] purification." Quran - 33-32/ 33
2- "Men are in charge of women by [right of] what Allah has given one over the other and what they spend [for maintenance] from their wealth. So righteous women are devoutly obedient, guarding in [the husband's] absence what Allah would have them guard. But those [wives] from whom you fear arrogance - [first] advise them; [then if they persist], forsake them in bed; and [finally], strike them. But if they obey you [once more], seek no means against them. Indeed, Allah is ever Exalted and Grand." Quran 4:34. And about this verse, please, have a look for its interpretation, you can easily find it on the web :)
3- "Your wives are a place of sowing of seed for you, so come to your place of cultivation however you wish and put forth [righteousness] for yourselves. And fear Allah and know that you will meet Him. And give good tidings to the believers." Quran - 2:223
4- "And those who no longer expect menstruation among your women - if you doubt, then their period is three months, and [also for] those who have not menstruated. And for those who are pregnant, their term is until they give birth. And whoever fears Allah - He will make for him of his matter ease." Quran - 65:4
5- "Prohibited to you [for marriage] are your mothers, your daughters, your sisters, your father's sisters, your mother's sisters, your brother's daughters, your sister's daughters, your [milk] mothers who nursed you, your sisters through nursing, your wives' mothers, and your step-daughters under your guardianship [born] of your wives unto whom you have gone in. But if you have not gone in unto them, there is no sin upon you. And [also prohibited are] the wives of your sons who are from your [own] loins, and that you take [in marriage] two sisters simultaneously, except for what has already occurred. Indeed, Allah is ever Forgiving and Merciful.And [also prohibited to you are all] married women except those your right hands possess. [This is] the decree of Allah upon you. And lawful to you are [all others] beyond these, [provided] that you seek them [in marriage] with [gifts from] your property, desiring chastity, not unlawful sexual intercourse. So for whatever you enjoy [of marriage] from them, give them their due compensation as an obligation. And there is no blame upon you for what you mutually agree to beyond the obligation. Indeed, Allah is ever Knowing and Wise." Quran 4:23/ 24. I had to add the verse 4:23 since the tow verses are connected as you can see.
I really hope that now you can see that you had misused the verses, and that their meanings are far from what you thought they were. And PLEASE, accept this advice, don't talk about anything unless you are really sure about it.. :)
@Anas Khalaf What a load of crap!! Keep your book to yourself. The issue here is the picture of the eagle and deer. Why do your kind always need to justify yourselves? People will notice a righteous religion just like a tree that bears good fruit if it's rotten fruit it's not a good tree. Actions speak louder than words and I'm afraid that nothing good has ever come from your so called holy book, nothing but rotten fruit!!
@Anas Khalaf What a load of crap!! Do not try and justify your pathetic book. The picture of the eagle and the deer is the point here so waste your crap on your own kind, low life!!
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