Eagle drops cat carcasses, smashes windshields in front of the car it was running on
Nov 25, 2025
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According to the Associated Press, a driver suffered an absurd accident in western North Carolina on the 19th (local time).
A cat carcass fell on a glass in front of a vehicle driving on a highway near the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and the glass was shattered.
The driver reported to emergency services "The eagle dropped the cat".
He said "It's hard to believe, but the eagle dropped the cat into my windshield and the glass was completely broken."
Then the person in charge who received the report replied "I believe it".
One of the witnesses also said "The most bizarre scene I've ever seen."
"The driver was fortunately uninjured and the cat was lying next to the road, not inside the vehicle, and was already dead," the Highway Patrol, who was called to the scene, said in a report.
The North Carolina Wildlife Commission explained that "it is likely that an eagle picked up a dead animal on the road and flew it and dropped it. "Eagles can carry cat-sized animals, but they rarely hunt live cats."
"The reason why eagles miss their prey is when their claws are slippery or their prey struggle, or when they are bullied by other birds of prey, or when their weight is too heavy," he added.
Meanwhile, white-headed eagles live throughout North America, and there are currently more than 200 breeding pairs in North Carolina. Adults have wingspan of about 32m.
Reporter Jang Jong-ho bellho@sportschosun.com
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
