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To: RoosterRedux; Bulwyf; silverleaf
Too big? I don't think so.
Check out this article on bald eagles. From the article:
A bald eagle's lifting power is about 4 pounds.
Last time I checked, my cat weighs about 13 pounds. I think most of them are at least 11 or 12 pounds - far outside of the lifting capability of a bald eagle.
25 posted on 04/13/2014 7:00:06 PM PDT by Scutter
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To: Scutter

I’ve seen the youtube vids of them carrying off far larger.

Perhaps it’s because they already had inertia, I couldn’t say, just have seen them with some big stuff heh.

Either way, they wouldn’t need to carry them, I think one day that lady will realize she’s missing two cats.


26 posted on 04/13/2014 7:18:04 PM PDT by Bulwyf
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To: Scutter

http://news.yahoo.com/cameras-capture-eagle-killing-deer-russia-144336036.html;_ylt=AwrBTz1.R0tTbC4AYKdXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTEzNDFnaDgwBHNlYwNzcgRwb3MDNARjb2xvA2JmMQR2dGlkA1ZJUDMwNF8x

Mmmm. Venison.


27 posted on 04/13/2014 7:27:30 PM PDT by silverleaf (Age takes a toll: Please have exact change)
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To: Scutter

Still have to get talon marks stitched up...


32 posted on 04/13/2014 11:20:39 PM PDT by Fire_on_High (RIP City of Heroes and Paragon Studios, victim of the Obamaconomy.)
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