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joeybee12

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54. What made me suspicious was holding onto the camera and running...
Wed Dec 19, 2012, 07:02 PM
Dec 2012

If it were real, the camera would have been dropped right away,

What caused that bird to think that kid would be good eatin'? MADem Dec 2012 #1
That raptor's eyes were a little bigger than its talons pokerfan Dec 2012 #40
Subconsciously, this is why we love fat babies: Harder for birds of prey to steal. nt Poll_Blind Dec 2012 #2
Actually, at the risk of being didactic, SheilaT Dec 2012 #34
Hope the baby was OK--when the bird tried to lift him TwilightGardener Dec 2012 #3
Good thing it was well bundled up! 2naSalit Dec 2012 #11
Maybe it was a young eagle... 2naSalit Dec 2012 #4
Good gawd this is a BAD time to be small!!! loudsue Dec 2012 #5
Actually, Nature is always trying to eat us. There's a good write-up about this video HERE: Poll_Blind Dec 2012 #7
That's why we built houses and stuffs... freshwest Dec 2012 #39
Holy shit, INDEED! Care Acutely Dec 2012 #6
I love the way French Canadians say "Oh shit!" slackmaster Dec 2012 #8
Holy Crap! drm604 Dec 2012 #9
Yes! 2naSalit Dec 2012 #14
Holy cow. mzmolly Dec 2012 #10
Maybe it wasn't the dingo that ate the baby... Elaine will be heartbroken. OneTenthofOnePercent Dec 2012 #12
Eagles will also drag mountain goats off mountains to kill them: (VIDEO) Poll_Blind Dec 2012 #13
Thank goodness the toddler wasn't on a cliff..... MissB Dec 2012 #15
We have three sons here between my girlfriend and I and we like to watch... Poll_Blind Dec 2012 #17
Amazing. Brigid Dec 2012 #19
I was about to post this also. progressoid Dec 2012 #20
Yeah, I agree. Honestly, I forgot what dicks animals can be. Poll_Blind Dec 2012 #21
It's just food to the eagle. LisaL Dec 2012 #26
Zeus's kid? MisterP Dec 2012 #16
That's a lucky kid! Scootaloo Dec 2012 #18
Whats up with the Chariots of Fire music? progressoid Dec 2012 #22
At least they didn't use some lame music performed by Ikonoklast Dec 2012 #24
Heh heh heh progressoid Dec 2012 #27
Good grief! ohheckyeah Dec 2012 #23
I say fake. Archae Dec 2012 #25
This message was self-deleted by its author Hissyspit Dec 2012 #28
Because outside of the Youtube video, we've seen nothing, anywhere. Archae Dec 2012 #29
Yeah, I did notice that... Hissyspit Dec 2012 #32
It is a hoax, the hoaxers have "fessed up" per Huffpo Canada... MADem Dec 2012 #45
Damn, we'd know it as a hoax for sure if the kid were just floating off in a weather balloon. Hissyspit Dec 2012 #33
The baby seems to be sitting pretty far away from the parent. Hissyspit Dec 2012 #35
No details given by YouTube poster, either. Hissyspit Dec 2012 #36
It was a class project--the child and eagle were animated and put into the video (see post 45) nt MADem Dec 2012 #46
Stabilized footage version: Hissyspit Dec 2012 #37
I took it for granted that people would see this is a fake. Ikonoklast Dec 2012 #41
Along with everything else, truebluegreen Dec 2012 #49
UPDATE: 'Eagle Snatches Kid' Video Makers Admit Hoax jberryhill Dec 2012 #52
Oh, my gosh. Blue_In_AK Dec 2012 #30
A hand gun would have come in handy. Pretzel_Warrior Dec 2012 #31
SO FAKE... LOL Divine Discontent Dec 2012 #38
Eagles are a problem where I live too. PotatoChip Dec 2012 #42
You know... FightForMichigan Dec 2012 #43
<snort> nt truebluegreen Dec 2012 #50
This video 'rocs' RZM Dec 2012 #44
That's not true. Zoeisright Dec 2012 #47
The video was created as a student project, it is NOT real... Spazito Dec 2012 #48
UPDATE: 'Eagle Snatches Kid' Video Makers Admit Hoax jberryhill Dec 2012 #51
OMG. I was dissing the nay sayers in my mind as I felt it was real. Whovian Dec 2012 #53
What made me suspicious was holding onto the camera and running... joeybee12 Dec 2012 #54
While fake, it reminds me living in kodiak. Separation Dec 2012 #55
I thought it must be fake. drm604 Dec 2012 #56
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