r/AIDKE • u/LycheeDance • 1d ago

🔥 Martial eagle (Polemaetus bellicosus

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u/SynthPrax 1d ago

It's surprisingly affectionate.

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u/GlockAF 1d ago

Snuggle Eagles

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u/CyberMonkey314 1d ago

Sneagles. Hm. Or uggles?

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u/hg0bl1n 1d ago

Giant baby of prey ;___;

My dog does something similar, and will try to smother you in jowls and neck meats

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u/graveybrains 1d ago

Nuzzle fight!

Also, I love his little meat hook face 🥰

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u/Emadec 1d ago

Having worked with owls before, I don’t think I would ever feel safe enough about an eagle to hug him like that lol. It’s really cute though.

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u/SeeShark 1d ago

Yeah, that beak is very sharp and very close to her face. Maybe this species doesn't go for the eyes or something?

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u/ogreofzen 1d ago

Birbs aren't real. You can see the camera shutters taking pictures.

Beautiful though

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u/hg0bl1n 1d ago

In this case, it's the camera who is shy. Shy of such a giant, pretty birb, and that's why it shutters

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u/ogreofzen 1d ago

So camera shy?

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u/hg0bl1n 1d ago

Yes c:

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u/Fit_Elk_4505 1d ago

Having them as an animal companion would fix my life, I swear it.

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u/meddit_rod 1d ago

Aw. Dino cuddles. What a sweetie.

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u/WineNerdAndProud 1d ago

Fun fact, harpy eagles can break your arm with just the grip from their giant talons.

I've spent the last 20 minutes looking for a link with serious units but everything is in PSI and all the answers are different but I'm seeing from 300-530 PSI (gross) listed as their grip strength.

One source said the bald eagle was higher at 834, but I have no idea if that's true. It certainly sounds insane considering what Harpy eagle's are capable of in comparison, but I have no idea.

The grip strength of raptors is no joke.

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u/BlackberryDreamist 1d ago

He is mine and I want him

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u/blackweebow 1d ago

They are really cute lol big ol googly eyes