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West Virginia bald eagle chick killed by father within hours of hatching
Posted on 4/10/24 at 1:38 pm
Posted on 4/10/24 at 1:38 pm
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SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. (WBOY) — A chick hatched at the bald eagle nest at the National Conservation Training Center (NCTC) in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, but its life was cut short after “unexpected behavior” from the father.
The NCTC said in a Facebook post Tuesday that the chick hatched around 11:30 a.m. on Monday and was fed its first meal by its mother before 5 p.m. However, about two hours later, the father “seemed confused,” “was rough with the eaglet,” and “ultimately consumed the hatchling.”
The center said that although the chick’s death is “heartbreaking,” it’s not uncommon for birds of prey to attack or even eat their young and that it has been seen in other nests.
“It is best not to think of birds of prey in human terms and having human emotions. Bald eagles are naturally predatory and aggressive; that’s the only way they can survive,” the post said.
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Posted on 4/10/24 at 1:39 pm to John88
Animals kill their own young and other young all the time. Nothing new.
Posted on 4/10/24 at 1:40 pm to John88
“Why don’t his head feathers look like mine birdadette?”
Posted on 4/10/24 at 1:40 pm to John88
that's late term abortion, arrest that bird. It isn't natural
Posted on 4/10/24 at 1:40 pm to John88
Is this an episode of the Wonderful Whites of West Virginia?
This post was edited on 4/10/24 at 1:41 pm
Posted on 4/10/24 at 1:41 pm to John88
Animals sure are dumb.
Posted on 4/10/24 at 1:41 pm to DeafJam73
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Animals kill their own young and other young all the time. Nothing new.
Wish some parents would take this up
Posted on 4/10/24 at 1:42 pm to shutterspeed
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Animals sure are dumb.
Just American animals. This doesn't happen anywhere else.
Posted on 4/10/24 at 1:42 pm to John88
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killed by father within hours of hatching
What a dick.
Posted on 4/10/24 at 1:45 pm to John88
Are we sure it was the father? Did we do a DNA test on Maury?
Posted on 4/10/24 at 1:45 pm to John88
Posted on 4/10/24 at 1:47 pm to Corinthians420
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that's late term abortion, arrest that bird. It isn't natural
Oh look, a loser.
Posted on 4/10/24 at 1:48 pm to John88
He wasn’t gonna be stuck with that child support
Posted on 4/10/24 at 1:48 pm to John88
people don't think it be like it is
but it do
but it do
Posted on 4/10/24 at 1:49 pm to John88
On the opposite end of the spectrum, every now and then an eagle will raid a Hawk's nest and snatch a baby for lunch. However when they get back to their nest if the crying baby hawk is still alive the eagle's parental instincts will kick in and they will start feeding and caring for it.
There have been several examples of an eagle's nest with two large baby eaglets and a little hawk sitting there waiting for mom and dad to feed them.
Posted on 4/10/24 at 1:49 pm to John88
RIP young kang (or quane).
Posted on 4/10/24 at 1:50 pm to Pettifogger
Mate are you MAGA rn?
Posted on 4/10/24 at 1:50 pm to sta4ever
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He wasn’t gonna be stuck with that child support
Beak-ause it wasn't his?
Posted on 4/10/24 at 2:07 pm to John88
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life was cut short after “unexpected behavior” from the father
it’s not uncommon for birds of prey to attack or even eat their young and that it has been seen in other nests.
So not unexpected?
Posted on 4/10/24 at 2:31 pm to Corinthians420
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that's late term abortion, arrest that bird. It isn't natural
You never fail to be stupid.
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