Eagle Predation - Photos

This is an eagle best near lambing grounds which contains an eaglet and lamb remains. This skull of a lamb killed by an eagle exhibits the talon punctures which are relatively common in such predation. The skull of this lamb indicates the massive injuries and hemorrhage caused by an eagle which opened the skull and fed on the brain.
The head and neck of this lamb show the characteristics of an eagle attack. Pencils are inserted into the talon punctures and the fracture in the right sid of the skull was caused by the eagle's grip. The back of this lamb exhibits the talon punctures made by an eagle which killed the lamb. During necropsy it was found that the eagle's talons had penetrated through the ribs into the dorsal aorta and caused the massive hemorrhage shown at the tip of the pencil.

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