Golden eagle attacks 20-month-old girl and 3 others in Norway, causing deep gouges: “It kept coming back”
A young golden eagle attacked a toddler in Norway, clawing her so badly that she needed stitches, in what an ornithologist says is likely the bird’s fourth such attack on humans in the past week.
The bird’s unusual aggression occurred over five days across a vast mountainous area of southern Norway.
The golden eagle – common in Norway and the Scandinavian country’s second-largest bird of prey – typically eats smaller animals, as well as foxes and sheep. The toddler and the bird’s other victims needed stitches and medication for deep gouges.
reported. The raptor left talon marks on one woman’s scalp, and it also went after her dad and flew off with his hat.
AFP contributed to this report.
Source: cbsnews.com