It’s basically fetch - y’know, tennis ball, person throwing it, eagle bringing it back…

As part of her favourite game, the stunning bird-of-prey deploys her massive 8ft wingspan to hurtle after the balls, either catching them in mid-air or swooping to seize them from ponds.

‘One day by sheer accident Evie saw a ball on the lawn and grabbed it. Now it’s her play toy,’ Mr Hedges said.

It does make you wonder what else in the animal kingdom would enjoy games already played with pet dogs. I can see Lemurs enjoying Frisbee.

Article here.

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