It is testimony to Norwegian NRK that describes how golden eagles have attacked on four occasions – in several places in Norway.
Most recently on Saturday, a one-year-old girl was attacked, who had to get several stitches in the back of her head after the incident. The eagle was euthanized.
– It is, until this happened, something that we do not know at all has been documented, says Daniel Bengtsson, bird protection officer at Sweden’s ornithological association Birdlife.
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Arvid Flæte was hiking in the Norwegian mountains when he was suddenly attacked by a golden eagle. See the entire process in the video. Photo: Arvid Flæte
Despite the fact that the phenomenon is new, Daniel Bengtsson does not think that it is about the eagles looking to hunt.
– It is extremely much more likely that this is misdirected defensive behaviour.