Golden Eagles vs. Coyotes: Episode 1, Bitterroot Valley Winter Eagle Project Series

Golden Eagles square off against coyotes in a battle for scavenging dominance!
This film was created by MAPS Media Institute students as part of the Bitterroot Valley Winter Eagle Project, a collaboration between MPG Ranch, Raptor View Research Institute, and Bitterroot Audubon Society.
MAPS Media Institute is a state-of-the-art media lab offering free instruction for 8th to 12th graders in Montana. For more information, please visit mapsmediainstitute.com
Edited by Hannah Hicks and George Glidden.
Supervising Editor: Dru Carr

[@FatherofFFD]

In this video one of the Coyotes definitely got scratched. That Eagle had it flinching when it walked by. Talons are like box cutters with hooks. Nasty stuff.

[@TheDazzler420]

One bite from as small as badger will snap eagles neck

[@Dave-gk6si]

Lies that Coyote did not get scratched

[@thelayen1665]

Coyotes won all the way , happy to spit the truth to the face , hahahahahahaha XD if that was an adult wolf we would have a double dinner , loooool. The funniest thing is anyway magpies needlessly eating all the time because both the eagle and coyote will never catch them. Possible replies will never be read so to prevent fanaticism , lol.

[@glebzheglov8992]

@@TheDazzler420 No, badger don't have so srong bite, and eage csn fly, badger never catch its

[@glebzheglov8992]

@@thelayen1665 Two coyotes scare away enemy, who is less in weight and size in two time. It is great heroic deed

[@hanicrediblething5526]

The king of the sky

[@jokoprasetyo3636]

But not the king on the ground, without using its ability to launch attacts from the air, they are nothing

[@l.........................1416]

@@jokoprasetyo3636 no shit Sherlock

[@jomarmarquez3926]

@@jokoprasetyo3636 No shit! A predator that has wings is better suited to attact from the sky? Wow I didn't know that, you must be a genius 🙄🤦‍♂️

[@thebabbler8867]

@@jokoprasetyo3636 These birds kill wolves with ease. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJaZZWennNN2qtk

[@theoriginal668]

I've seen a golden eagle attacking a grizzly bear. Yeah there no joke.

[@kingkong1040]

ahhh the easy life of a magpie just eating while everyone else argues 😂 they are always chasing outside cats around my neighborhood, a gang of 10-15 of them.

[@Micscience]

lol ain't that the truth.

[@senben9180]

Golden eagle, the real king of eagles

[@carlosvelasquezlopez5753]

The most majestic and formidable animal that exist in nature, the royal eagle.

[@TheDazzler420]

Sorry you spelled lion wrongly

[@carlosvelasquezlopez5753]

@@TheDazzler420 I feel them but the lion is a coward who only attacks weak animals, a bull dents him to a lion and he runs. The eagle kills coyote wolves much bigger than him.

[@TheDazzler420]

@@carlosvelasquezlopez5753 a golden eagle on its own can't do shit to wolves, and with added advantage their biggest prey is coyote, which is a snack for all land predators. Eagles are weakest of apex predators, while lion is absolute apex predator with only threat from polar bear and orca in sea, not even Nile crocs don't kill lions.

[@TheDazzler420]

@@carlosvelasquezlopez5753 and you also know lions munch on martial eagles which are as big as golden eagles

[@carlosvelasquezlopez5753]

@@TheDazzler420 The lion is a coward attacks the most vile, when he sees a running rhino, while the eagle fears nothing, fights with cat Montes, with wolves..

[@matthewmann8969]

Thing is Hounds going up against Birds Of Prey, Felines, Ursidaes, and other predators of the same or near same sizes is usually more harmful to the Canines then to the latter's

[@Dave-gk6si]

Wrong try again

[@remyogun8270]

@@Dave-gk6si you're the one who is wrong

[@Dave-gk6si]

@@remyogun8270 I’m right

[@remyogun8270]

@@Dave-gk6si nope...you're wrong AF

[@Dave-gk6si]

@@remyogun8270 I’m right

[@princejohnson3468]

I'm shocked even the Coyotes are alarmed by the eagle. They must know what them talons feel like l.

[@FatherofFFD]

EXACTLY! In this video one of the Coyotes definitely got scratched. That Eagle had it flinching when it walked by. Talons are like box cutters with hooks. Nasty stuff.

[@frederickwalzer5555]

not exactly, they are afraid of other big threats. The eagle is too small for them and it can not fight well on the ground.

[@Dave-gk6si]

@@FatherofFFD You’re trolling would be better off if I wasn’t here

[@larrygilkerson4525]

Then along comes the wolverine and chases all of them away.

[@thelayen1665]

It's always funny to see an eagle losing even against a coyote. I don't read possible replies so to prevent fanaticism XD

[@parrmik]

animals have no concept of sharing.

[@jueviolegrace8109]

Depends on what species you are looking at. There are many that share their meals nearly everyday

[@DxShutter]

gooddd

[@Eharmonicz]

What are the small birds?

[@hueyfreeman2687]

Ravens

[@Eharmonicz]

@@hueyfreeman2687 Woah make ravens look small

[@hueyfreeman2687]

@@Eharmonicz correction they are crows

[@Eharmonicz]

@@hueyfreeman2687 makes more sense or some kinda corvidae

[@kingkong1040]

@@hueyfreeman2687 They are magpies lol very common in Montana

[@robertoromero8053]

Luckily the eagle didn't have to worry about vultures. 1 vulture is enough to fight off an eagle. Theres a video of a golden eagle locking talons with a vulture fighting over food, and the vulture quickly overpowers and pins the eagle. Luckily the eagle managed to kick it off and it flew away.

[@aristotels_aristotals]

That video was in Africa (if memory serves me correctly) and the vulture was quite a bit bigger than the eagle. If it were another subspecies of eagle (larger), things would not have ended the same. The eagle is the lion of the sky. The most aggressive, self-confident and battle-ready bird. If vultures were, they obviously wouldn't be scavengers.

[@robertoromero8053]

@@aristotels_aristotals Im sure it was in North America or Eurasia. Vultures are bulkier and larger, so it was easy for the vulture to defend its meal from a smaller, more fragile opponent. The largest bird to EVER exist was a vulture. Eagles are much faster and more skilled fliers, so they are good predators. Vultures are big and mean and can chase things off of their kill. Even coyotes get chased away from vultures. For those reasons vultures are great scavengers. Vultures have been observed chasing eagles off of carcuses all over the world. They are just more skilled at ground combat so they win everytime. Eagles typically don't get their kills stolen though because they usually take it to their nest or a perch to eat it. Its only carcuses where these 2 raptors meet. But when they do vultures usually win.

[@aristotels_aristotals]

@@robertoromero8053 Indeed, it is a video from Asia. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rqS6h6uqatqGlZI Well, I am not a bird specialist but golden eagles are not the largest eagles. And in ground combat, size is often decisive. But those eagles can beat even larger sea eagles (Steller's). kzbin.info/www/bejne/g4nEk4eZqK6VqMk Have you heard of harpy eagles? They are larger than the golden ones and with larger weapons. It would be interesting to see how he would have done against the vulture. I think Philippine eagles are huge too. In any case, we do not know if the eagle in the Asian video is a male or a female (the females are larger). We don't even know if it's a full-grown specimen. In the sky, a vulture is no match for an eagle: it is much faster and more maneuverable.

[@robertoromero8053]

@@aristotels_aristotals Believe it or not the largest raptor in the world is a species of vulture. Even larger than the Harpy Eagle. Different eagles specialize in different prey. Bald Eagles are very skilled at catching fish, while golden eagles are specialized for land based hunting. As a result Golden Eagles are typically winners in most confrontations. Vultures evolved to be scavengers and as a result have evolved to be very bulky and heavy compared to most birds. Their bulk and weight came at a cost, being they're pretty slow compared to other Raptors. They're still no pushover, and can steal kills from all kinds of birds. Smaller vulture species that share the same habitat as the Harpy Eagle have worked together to intimidate the eagle into leaving. Vultures are not just nasty scavengers, they're a force to be reckoned with.

[@aristotels_aristotals]

@@robertoromero8053 1.- I have told you that we do not know the circumstances of the eagle in the video. We do not know his age or his sex. 2.- We only have that video. So we cannot deduce that its result is the usual one. 3.- Vultures are scavengers, don't bother anymore. You cannot go against the rest of Humanity. 4.- Vultures do not fight to get all their food, as eagles do. 5.- If a Harpy eagle is somewhat larger than a golden eagle, then it must be almost the same size as a vulture or, sometimes, larger. So the difference in size will not be so decisive. 6.- In the sky, the golden eagle will beat the vulture. I will bet on the eagle and its greater intelligence and aggressiveness: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sKjddoegepakl9E And since this matter no longer piques my interest, I will let it be. Have a nice day.

[@sanjayofficialchannelsukhr5313]

Video calling dalvana

[@geronimoijon]

If He Fight agains two coyotes then he beat also one Bullterrier

[@Dave-gk6si]

That’s a she actually and no she can’t

[@FreeTurtleboy]

They're Pups.... Adults would...damage that bird

[@NaztyNapkinz]

Nah golden eagle would fuck up Coyotes

[@Dave-gk6si]

@@NaztyNapkinz Wrong try again troll

[@shronk2210]

Nope, they are definitely adults. Golden eagles and raptors in general are just that goated where they can humiliate other predators like coyotes like that

[@Dave-gk6si]

@@shronk2210 Wrong troll you’re living in a fantasy land wake up and stop living in a cave

[@remyogun8270]

@@Dave-gk6si fucking troll