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I'd be grateful for references to any documented instances of a wild eagle successfully attacking an adult pet cat.
We have a ten-pound Lynx-point Siamese with all his claws who loves lounging on our wooden deck. There is plenty of wildlife around, which he enjoys stalking. Occasionally he catches a skink. But we have larger wildlife around because we back up to Pisgah National Forest. Most worrisome to me, in Linc's case, are the golden eagles that prowl the mountainside around our place. They will circle that deck in ominous fashion, sometimes passing about ten feet overhead as, I assume, they are looking at Linc with a view to possible consumption. One even came and sat on our roof to take a good look.
I interrupted their staring contest by going out onto the deck and carrying Linc indoors. He was quite subdued and hasn't asked to go out the rest of the day, though it's his favorite place on sunny days. I've read that an eagle can pick up a ten-pound critter, but I've no idea if they might confuse a light-colored cat with a bunny or whether a cat could effectively resist a stooping eagle. Even if Linc could give the bird a good punishment, would that only result in him being dropped from an altitude of 50-100 feet?
Anybody know?
We have a ten-pound Lynx-point Siamese with all his claws who loves lounging on our wooden deck. There is plenty of wildlife around, which he enjoys stalking. Occasionally he catches a skink. But we have larger wildlife around because we back up to Pisgah National Forest. Most worrisome to me, in Linc's case, are the golden eagles that prowl the mountainside around our place. They will circle that deck in ominous fashion, sometimes passing about ten feet overhead as, I assume, they are looking at Linc with a view to possible consumption. One even came and sat on our roof to take a good look.
I interrupted their staring contest by going out onto the deck and carrying Linc indoors. He was quite subdued and hasn't asked to go out the rest of the day, though it's his favorite place on sunny days. I've read that an eagle can pick up a ten-pound critter, but I've no idea if they might confuse a light-colored cat with a bunny or whether a cat could effectively resist a stooping eagle. Even if Linc could give the bird a good punishment, would that only result in him being dropped from an altitude of 50-100 feet?
Anybody know?
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