Drones have been attacked by eagles on many occasions and that's just what happened recently in Unalaska; a city in Alaska.
The incident occurred last month, when according to a internet firm from the region, they were out in the area trying to use a drone to make a video for a satellite internet service company.
The drone that they were using is estimated to cost around $6,000 and when it was flying above Captains Bay, that is when the eagle swooped down and attacked it, causing the device to fall and land in the bay.
They haven't seen the drone since.
There have been many reports of eagles attacking drones. Just a couple of months ago, an eagle attacked a drone that had been flying over a farm in Australia (see image above).
And one quick search on Youtube will show that there are thousands of different videos showing eagles attacking a variety of drones.
It hasn't just been by accident either, in some instances there are eagles being trained to specifically target drones.
It's been reported that the French military has already been training eagles in order to attack and cripple enemy drones.
The Dutch police have also reportedly been using eagles to try and take down drones as well.
It hasn't only been the eagles that have attacked the drones either. There are videos of them being hit by a variety of birds; an attack from a goose on at least one occasion.
Drones have been attacked and/or taken down by birds, chimps, kangaroos, a ram, even by one very annoyed looking fisherman at the pier. It can clearly get very interesting for drone operators, they never know what they might see, or what might try to attack their property.
Pics:
GEORGES GOBET / AFP/Getty Images
Leigh Nairn via ABC abc.net.au/news/rural/2017-05-24/wedge-tailed-eagle-takes-down-drone-over-wa-wheat-farm/8554120
GEORGES GOBET / AFP/ Getty Images via Toronto Star
Youtube
Sources:
https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/wildlife/2017/07/15/in-unalaska-its-eagles-1-drones-0/
https://www.thestar.com/news/world/2017/02/21/the-french-military-is-raising-eagles-to-destroy-terrorist-drones.html
http://www.popsci.com/eagles-attack-drones-at-police-command
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http://www.reuters.com/article/us-dutch-police-drones-idUSKCN0VB136
http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/134938-best-drone-takedown-videos-eagle-attack-shotgun-blast-fisherman-hook-and-more