(WJW) – A bald eagle in Missouri was rescued after witnesses reported that it might be injured, but it turns out the large bird was just “too fat to fly.”
In a Facebook post, officials at Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield explain the eagle captured near the park’s boundary was “engorged with raccoon — in other words, too fat to fly.”
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Credit: Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield via Storyful
Officials shared pictures of the bird as well as x-rays and said, “The x-rays, provided by Dickerson Park Zoo, show the outline of what we suspect is raccoon roadkill.”
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Credit: Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield via Storyful -
Credit: Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield via Storyful
The eagle was rehabilitated and then released back into the park. We can only assume it’s feeling much better!
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