The mouth is like a hook, the feet are like steel claws, the wingspan is 2 meters, the eyes are sharp, and the feathers behind the head are shining golden. This is Golden Eagle . The golden eagle is undoubtedly the overlord of the air, and its mouth, claws, and wings are all its hunting tools. With these superior "configurations", they are enough to stand out for the many Raptors .
golden eagle is naturally brave and has a wide range of food. From wild boars weighing hundreds of pounds to rat rabbit , which is less than half a pound, they are all within their predation range. But when faced with different prey, there are different ways of hunting. They also know how to hide food and pack up and take away the endless prey.
Not long ago, a golden eagle was found in , Sichuan Wanglang Nature Reserve, , Sichuan, and was caught by Shan Qiang. He failed to hit one blow and chased him reluctantly. No matter how alert the Shan Qiang was, he could run, he could not escape the golden eagle's claws.
This golden eagle is obviously an experienced eagle with very skilled hunting skills.
01 Golden Eagle saw rats and rabbits disdainful, but saw Shanqiang but swiftly swiftly down
Sichuan Wanglang Nature Reserve, biological resources are very rich, with large areas of primeval forests, home to national treasure giant pandas, snow mountain king snow leopard , as well as herbivorous animals such as muskies , erine , mountainqiang and other herbivores; while raptor golden eagles always soar in the sky, overlooking the earth.
There is an adult golden eagle spreading its wide wings and observing the movements on the ground while flying. When he saw several rats and rabbits foraging, he flew over suddenly, but it didn't take the rats and rabbits at all, and had no intention of preying on rats and rabbits.
Do you think that the rat and rabbit are too small and have no flesh to be stuck in the teeth? The golden eagle continued to hover in the sky, raised its wings into a V shape, and its keen eyes still did not let go of any movement on the ground.
Finally, on a ridge, the golden eagle discovered his favorite prey - Shanqiang. Shanqiang, that is, small muskie , is a secret animal hiding in the mountains and forests. It looks like a deer, but its screams are like a dog barking, so it is also called a mountain barking deer. It is alert and keen and good at running.
This made the golden eagle very happy. The golden eagle dived from the sky without hesitation, falling from the sky at a speed of about 200 kilometers per hour, with wide wings flapping, majestic.
A huge shadow enveloped the Shanqiang. The timid and alert Shanqiang was fleeing in a hurry. He jumped up in the air while running, and ran not far in the blink of an eye.
02 The golden eagle flapped its wings and then pierced its neck with sharp claws
The Shanqiu screamed in fear, and instinctively fled forward, thrillingly avoiding the attack of the golden eagle. The golden eagle missed a blow and then flew low and chased Shan Qiang. The distance was getting closer and closer, but it was not in a hurry to strike again.
chased after a while, and the golden eagle drove the mountain Qiang to the steep mountain. The time came, and then he attacked again. The golden eagle waved its wide wings with force, and collapsed the already panicked and exhausted Shan Qiang fan to the ground and rolled down the hillside.
Shanqiang fell to the ground and rolled down, and the golden eagle flew to Shanqiang and attacked its neck with sharp claws. The sharp and powerful claws pierced its muscles at once, and then pecked its face with its curved beak, making its moves fiercely.
After a while, the poor Shan Qiang struggled, lying on the ground dying, destined to become the food of the Golden Eagle. The golden eagle successfully caught the Shanqiang, flapped its wings excitedly, flew to a low altitude, and then landed next to the Shanqiang again, as if celebrating.
03 eats on the spot. After eating the internal organs, he grabs the Shanqiang and flies away.
The golden eagle is imposing and domineering, and starts eating directly on the spot. The claws and beaks as sharp as daggers tore open the flesh of the prey and eat the prey's internal organs first.
The golden eagle eats slowly, and does not seem to be worried about other birds of prey or beasts coming to grab food. If it can catch prey, it can keep the prey and prevent other animals from robbing it.
After eating, most of the prey was left, so the golden eagle grabbed the remaining prey and flew up in the air. He grabbed Shan Qiang and flew into the air. After flying for a while, he stopped on the hillside, rested for a while, and flew again with Shan Qiang. It seems that the Golden Eagle packed the food and took it away, transported it back to the nest, and kept it for the next meal.
Golden eagles have outstanding hunting ability, but they are very hard to fly with weight. Judging from the performance of the Golden Eagle, it is okay to fly with a prey weighing 20-30 kilograms, but if the distance is long, you have to take a break in the middle.
04 Why do the golden eagle "love" to prey on the mountain Qiang?
There are dozens of common prey in the recipe of the Golden Eagle, such as goose duck , pheasant , deer, horse musk , goats, marmot , rat and rabbit, etc. However, in Sichuan, gold eagles were found hunting Shanqiang several times, and captured them and flew away, and "air transported" back to their nests.
In January 2022, two golden eagles were found, one female and one male, who worked together to hunt one mountain qiang, and grabbed the mountain qiang and flew to the cliff to share the food.
In April 2019, a golden eagle grabbed the mountain brilliance and flew to the platform between two rocks on the cliff, and pecked the mountain brilliance and fed it to the young birds for food.
Golden eagles seem to be more "loved" to prey on Shan Qiang. Is Shan Qiang more in line with the taste of the Jinge?
In fact, the Golden Eagle is not a picky eater. The reason why he aims at Shan Qiang is mainly because Shan Qiang is not big or small, weighs about 9-18 kilograms, and he can catch one. How many meals can be eaten is better than hunting rats and rabbits. Especially during brooding, a lot of food is needed.
Secondly, although Shan Qiang is sensitive and good at running, he always acts alone or in small groups, making it easy to succeed. If the hunting object is replaced by a red deer, even if it is a red deer cub, it will be difficult to start, which will greatly reduce the hunting success rate of the golden eagle.
Some people believe that the Golden Eagle's weight-bearing flight ability is very poor, and it is difficult to fly if it exceeds 2 kilograms. The actual monitoring situation is that the Golden Eagle not only catches the adult mountain Qiang, but also can catch about 20 kilograms of wild boars and fly to a high altitude. The Golden Eagle said nothing and proved his ability with his strength. What other hunting skills are there in
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is the "hardware" of the Golden Eagle's body, and its skills are excellent. It can glide at a high altitude at a speed of 190 kilometers per hour and lock in prey. It can dive down toward its prey at a speed of more than 200 kilometers per hour as fast as possible. Who can withstand it?
deals with prey flying in the air, such as wild geese. The golden eagle will flexibly control the direction with its wings, fly towards the prey, and extend a pair of sharp claws at the same time. In the sky, once the bird is caught by the sharp claws of the golden eagle, it can only accept its fate, and there is no possibility of escape.
deals with prey running on the ground, such as goats, deer and other . The golden eagle will dive from the air, hover over the prey in an instant, and then grab the prey's back or neck with its claws, and even pierce the prey's body, causing it to die.
When dealing with cave animals, like marmots, the golden eagle will fly in low altitudes, lock the prey in a short time, and rush over and grab it directly, the speed is so fast that it ends in the blink of an eye.
It has to be said that the trained golden eagle has a "special skills" to deal with wolves. Flying at a low altitude, chasing the wolf, and when the wolf is tired, it suddenly lands above the wolf, grabs the wolf's neck with one claw and the wolf's eyes with one claw, so that the wolf loses its ability to counterattack as quickly as possible. It is as fierce as a wolf. If you meet a more fierce golden eagle, you will be in great danger.
