The world's most powerful raptor

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8 жыл бұрын

International wildlife photographer Neil Rettig and his wife, Laura, live on a farm near Prairie du Chien, WI. Neil shows Glen Loyd his Harpy Eagle, and Laura tells about the patience needed to film these rare raptors in the rain forests of Central and South America. See what Neil and Laura describe in a 4 minute excerpt from National Geographic's "The Secret Life of Predators."
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@waqarghulam3548 7 жыл бұрын

My favorite bird. What a beautiful animal.

@TotalMishap 5 жыл бұрын

Agreed. Great Horned Owl is one of my favorites as well. Both very powerful birds.

@TillyTheNymphicus 4 жыл бұрын

This isn't a bird dumbass.

@gecko8621 3 жыл бұрын

Waqar Ghulam I honestly think a California condor is the strongest since they prey on stuff like wolves and young moose’s and even deer though they mostly scavenge....

@christopherglover4180 3 жыл бұрын

My joint favourite i can't choose between the harpy or European eagle owl

@chrisglover2697 2 жыл бұрын

My favourite eagle he's geogous I'd call mine pei mei if I had one

@NeidalRuekk 7 жыл бұрын

Would have loved to see the now extinct Haast's Eagle. But I'd be more than content to see one of these beauties flying through the rainforest. A truly spectacular predator

@bobbykalita1271 3 жыл бұрын

Harpy eagle is my favourite and it is the strongest in the world

@maikonalbuquerque 2 жыл бұрын

Brazilian Harpy 🇧🇷🇧🇷

@FunFacts5005 3 жыл бұрын

Philippine eagle left the group!

@fefek1 3 жыл бұрын

God, I hope they don't go extinct, They are legit one of the most dinosaur-like birds alive, Dont want em ending up like their ancestors.

@kellinstonelyngdohnongkrot3419 Ай бұрын

We must stop 5G in order to keep them alive

@johnnywilliams1277 3 жыл бұрын

That raptor is cautious of his hand 😂😂

@sarahh2072 2 жыл бұрын

That bird has HAD it with your shenanigans 🤣

@dukenukem9451 7 жыл бұрын

very majestic looking bird ,really beautiful to see .hope you breed them to put back in the wild i heard there numbers are smaller every year.

@Shinzon23 7 жыл бұрын

Duckeagle confirmed!

@NoName-ze4qn 3 жыл бұрын

I wonder what's in that bird's mind…

@jtp585 5 жыл бұрын

What other sounds harpy eagles make other than that "croak"?

@swerne01 2 жыл бұрын

Mr. Rettig, I'm interested in the behavior of the bird when it's on your arm. Is the bird nervous, showing dominance, angry with you, playing with you ? It would be interesting to know what those pecks he's trying to give you are and what that open mouth means. I notice you don't seem especially anxious, although obviously he could seriously injure you if he wanted to. I've read elsewhere that certain birds used in falconry, like golden eagles and gyrfalcons, can be quite a handful on the fist because of aggressive behavior and are not for inexperienced falconers. I'm guessing this bird is not for amateurs either.

@CyanideOwl 2 жыл бұрын

The bird is distressed you can see it by his constantly opened mouth and flopped wings. Maybe it's because of the camera because it doesn't seem to attack the guy holding him. But it is not good to stress the bird.

@johnnyvincent11 2 жыл бұрын

Support for this channel

@romariomarques08 2 жыл бұрын

brazilian eagle

@happyd6145 6 жыл бұрын

Brave as hell !!

@ShikiraPressley 2 жыл бұрын

OH MY!! I am so grateful to you for sharing this amazing video!! - clearly your work is all about healthy conservation of some kind of these masterful birds? - The NG society relies heavily upon such close encounters with such predatory animals, especially those whose natural habitats and behaviours remain steadily on the incline. 😄😄😄😄😄😄

@paulfrascatore9347 7 жыл бұрын

What other movies has your Harpe been in? I would love to see him some more. Thanks

@ramonjamison373 3 жыл бұрын

He looks aggressive

@daredevilkingpin9106 4 жыл бұрын

Philippine eagle : hold my looks

@MyWatcher101 3 жыл бұрын

Philippine eagles sound like a bird, calmer, bigger and good looking.

@kemchobhenchod 3 жыл бұрын

Anyone else get nervous when he was dangling his fingers in front of the eagle’s razor sharp beak?

@JojoZXA 7 жыл бұрын

I have a question. Lived in Wisconsin most my life, so I know how cold it gets there. How does the Harpy Eagle fare when the temperature plummets in the winter?

@TotalMishap 5 жыл бұрын

Not well.

@abba9265 2 жыл бұрын

I believe raptor handlers have to build/buy special housing for them to live comfortably in :-)

@krystynab 5 жыл бұрын

piekna harpia💜

@MooyakAttack 7 жыл бұрын

What an intense animal to work with. Gorgeous bird though

@lovelythomas8837 3 жыл бұрын

I wish to be this fearless wow

@Princess0fTwilight83 6 жыл бұрын

They're my only eagle I like. :3

@godsplannn 3 жыл бұрын

quack quack

@samsmith4216 7 жыл бұрын

That's a male...Females are twice the size.

@TotalMishap 5 жыл бұрын

Total BS. Bigger yes by maybe 10-15%. No way twice

@markpatterson2507 3 жыл бұрын

Most adult males.10 12 lbs. Females 20 22 lbs..that's about twice.

@thexophguy 7 жыл бұрын

bird looked very badass until quacking ...

@ErikMyLove 6 жыл бұрын

This is a male harpy. a female is even bigger

@hlcepeda 4 жыл бұрын

The quacking is meant to draw you into striking range. "Oh... how cute!" then "Oh fuck!!" 😉

@thexophguy 4 жыл бұрын

@@hlcepeda in the end , its a quack bro . a fucking quack . i would respect dwayne johnson more then this bitch bird if he had shown a giant dildo in his ass ... that thing quacks ... end of story.

@thexophguy 4 жыл бұрын

@@ErikMyLove yeah and it quacks like a duck .

@LaurenCH528 2 жыл бұрын

@@thexophguy who cares if it quacks when it can slice and dice like a fucking boss

@niceguy4965 7 жыл бұрын

If golden eagles can kill the wolf, they can probably kill lions

@TotalMishap 5 жыл бұрын

Golden Eagle cannot kill a wolf. The videos you've seen are of a wolf species no bigger than a fox or small coyote.

@MANDINGO74 4 жыл бұрын

You are not too bright.

@Jocelyn197878 3 жыл бұрын

Dumb dumb dumb dumb DUMB!!!!!!

@LaurenCH528 2 жыл бұрын

@@Jocelyn197878 you sound five years old, chill

@adgaming6202 6 жыл бұрын

I want to adobe one any way to contact you??

@noraallen2610 Жыл бұрын

Wow !

@glenloyd Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Nora!

@FavreianVengeance 6 жыл бұрын

Poor sloths.

@Otokage007 7 жыл бұрын

you seem quite scared from your harpy.... It ever harmed you?

@imfromthegovandimheretohelp 3 жыл бұрын

It's a wild animal of course he's cautious, would you walk up to a wild buffalo?

@davemyers7507 Жыл бұрын

I think 🤔 he wants a mouse 🐁

@ebola8493 4 жыл бұрын

wow.....................................................................harpi

@CyanideOwl 2 жыл бұрын

The bird seems to be very distressed even if it tolerates some touch.

@l_e3eau 3 жыл бұрын

I’m trying to acquire a single Harpy Tail Feather if anyone knows how to acquire one..

@imfromthegovandimheretohelp 3 жыл бұрын

Ebay

@kingartison 6 жыл бұрын

It looks...

@amjadbaig7377 3 жыл бұрын

I want one plz

@judgejoebrown9575 7 жыл бұрын

old guy needs to build stronger arms lol

@johncapehart8299 7 жыл бұрын

Old guy tamed a Harpy eagle.

@hlcepeda 4 жыл бұрын

@@johncapehart8299 Game and match!

@shimun7953 7 жыл бұрын

What does he feed his harpy??

@lacampbellmd1 6 жыл бұрын

BATIM Nerd . Human meat lol

@fefek1 3 жыл бұрын

Now compare that to a dinosaur such as a acheroraptor. You can see they look and act literally the same, except the flying part.

@ghostoperationswithcheukgu9844 3 жыл бұрын

hasst egale/ paoukai: mau taku pia

@mariajdecarvalho8593 7 жыл бұрын

Jealous North Americans, you have not this animal. It is native of SOUTH AND CENTRAL America!

@travis8753 6 жыл бұрын

Um...I don't think anyone is jealous, we can appreciate them regardless.

@allninelivez7631 6 жыл бұрын

Maria J de Carvalho *Americans not Canadians

@isaacsanchez5286 6 жыл бұрын

There in Mexico as well man.

@OrisRasGaming 5 жыл бұрын

You do realize throughout the video they mention the rain forest...never seen one in America..

@LechuzaPrecoz 5 жыл бұрын

Americans, for the most part, love all the animals in the world and know that no country has them all. There is no jealousy or envy in the heart of an American and the only thing that could be said is that instead of envy there is only love and concern for the preservation of the species, no matter what region of the world they belong to.

@bryb3180 6 жыл бұрын

how can I get a pet harpy eagle..... I live in south Dakota farmland ???

@TotalMishap 5 жыл бұрын

Never gonna happen

@asyrafnaqiuddin6985 6 жыл бұрын

Eurasian lynx can defeating this eagle easily with claws,jump and jaws.

@paulaterra7520 3 жыл бұрын

Harpy eagle claws are powerful than a pitbul bite. Break bones with claws as you can see in the literature.

@0034383 7 жыл бұрын

Ots funny how the way hou have to stolen animals from brazil... stop to stolen animals from my country

@johncapehart8299 7 жыл бұрын

Stop stealing the english language with the purpose of butchering it.

@0034383 6 жыл бұрын

.i.

@MANDINGO74 6 жыл бұрын

We have them in Guyana too pal

@0034383 6 жыл бұрын

uep these birds are original of central e south america.... here in purs country for explo we can not have the american eagle affs

@reddaB 6 жыл бұрын

Noah Miller I understand ypur point but without specimens for education conservation becomes difficult. Humans are selfish and often need to see creatures to give a shit about them. If they see epic eagles they might care to protect the Amazon.