TRAINING OF EAGLES OF WAR.
Some officers at Nice,--according..<,'fco <• a French newspaper, have'been-foain-rng six eagles to attack aeroplanes-and . dirigible balloons Although many attempis iave -been made to construct "a PCiin for destroying aeroplanes, the pro-. : blem has;not yet been solved. These officers- therefore .chose eagles-as. capable of attaining the necessary speed and height in the air and began by habituating th?m to the noise of motors and' firearms. Then, by fastening choice morsels of food on small balloons and framework representing an aeroplane, they have trained the birds to throw thems?lvt's fiercely on.such objects and tear them as they tear their prey. Given the. power of the eagle's beak and claws it seems likely that an eagle could be counted on to wreck an aeroplane or tear open a dirigible, but, as / the Gauloi.s points out, a practical test I would' be difficult to apply.
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Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXVI, Issue 11684, 13 July 1912, Page 3 (Supplement)
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145TRAINING OF EAGLES OF WAR. Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXVI, Issue 11684, 13 July 1912, Page 3 (Supplement)
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