On July 6, a captive wedge-tailed eagle — the largest bird of prey in Australia — was to be the closing act. Those talons are huge he was a very lucky young boy. [Trained bald eagle escapes handler, flies out of Dodger Stadium because America]The eagle should not be held responsible, Parks cautioned. [‘Massive’ eagle snatched Australian police officer’s adopted kangaroo — then he snatched the baby animal back]Avian attacks on humans are rare, but not preposterous. The boy, around the age of 6 or 8, was fidgeting with the zipper on his sweatshirt, according to witnesses.

Source: Washington Post July 13, 2016 06:11 UTC