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Pat Waggener, Flickr Did you know that you could give a bird CPR? It's kind of tough to form a tight mouth-to-mouth seal on a creature that doesn't have lips, but you do whatever you can in an emergency situation. That's what Jeff Cooney did when a bald eagle in his care stopped breathing, according to the Washington Post. The unfortunate bird, named Patriot, was suffering from a dislocating shoulder and a paralyzed leg, among other injuries. Cooney, a wildlife rehabilitator in Bend, Ore., had Patriot under anesthesia in order to perform physical therapy on his injuries. When Patriot stopped breathing on the table, Cooney performed the lifesaving CPR and got the eagle breathing ...

You might have a way with dogs or cats, but how about eagles? Raptor specialist Tim Brown put his bird-soothing skills to good use when a bald eagle became tangled in a rope in Sammamish, Wash. and nobody was able to get close enough to free it. With a soft whistle that he refers to as an "Eagle Song" (and, we like to think a gentle look in his eye), he quickly gained the eagle's trust and was able to calm him, hood him, and free him -- after which the frightened but mostly uninjured bird was transported to rehab facility. Watch Brown's remarkable work below! PRODUCTION PLAYER! DO NOT DELETE. ...