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Cats have two natural enemies: dogs and birds. Dogs chase cats, and cats hunt birds. Twas ever thus. That's just science. But what happens when that bird isn't a tiny, possibly delicious songbird flitting about the trees in your yard, but a rather large bird of pray, like an eagle? Does the hunter become the hunted? Surprisingly no. It turns out there is honor about hunters. At least in this instance. ...
You know the dream. You're flying, soaring through the air with nothing but the whistle of wind in your face and your eyes gazing over the land below. This is of course followed by a terrifying plummet and you wake screaming and lying in a puddle of cold sweat. Fun times. In one of our favorite clips from BBC's "Animal Camera," we are treated to a real-life version of that same dream -- but fortunately, only that first good part. Watch as a lightweight camera is attached to the head of a golden eagle in Scotland and experience this true bird's eye view of the vast landscape below. It is nothing less than stunning. And it would make for an awesome dream if, just once, that dream didn't turn ...
Forget nanny cams and granny cams -- we're all over the Eagle Cam.Thanks to researchers at the Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey, nature lovers can get a birds-eye view of a family of Bald Eagles courtesy of a live camera installed near their nest at Duke Farms, an estate park in New Jersey. And after a whole lot of sitting still -- the first chick finally arrived on April 6! Click here to see the the live streaming video.Bald Eagles are making a comeback thanks to growing concern over the environment. Scientists believe a ban on Dichloro-Diphenyl-Trichloroethane (DDT) and other agricultural pesticides have made all the difference. In New Jersey alone there's been a dramatic surge ...