too fat to fly,” the department announced along with X-ray photos showing an undigested paw still in its stomach. “The eagle has been rehabilitated and released back into the park.” ...

The discovery came after x-rays showed that the bald eagle had consumed suspected raccoon roadkill and was deemed “too fat to fly,” Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield shared in a social ...

(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 ...

Bald eagle thought to be injured or hurt was actually “too fat to fly,” Missouri officials say. X-ray shows it ate a large meal of raccoon.

REPUBLIC, Mo. — Painstaking hours spent capturing and attempting to diagnose a bald eagle in southern Missouri resulted in what seemed like a practical joke. Missouri Department of Conservation ...

A bald eagle initially thought to be injured because it couldn’t fly was found to be healthy after wildlife officials determined the bird was just "too fat" after feasting on roadkill.

The eagle was temporarily taken into captivity after being spotted at Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield, park officials said in an Aug. 21 Facebook post. The bird was unable to fly , leading ...

'Too fat to fly': Thought-to-be injured eagle was actually just engorged with raccoon. X-rays of the eagle showed the only injury the animal sustained was eating too much.

A bald eagle was discovered in a Missouri park in August 2024. Wildlife officials feared the bird was injured, but X-rays revealed the eagle was just 'too fat to fly' after eating a raccoon.

A bald eagle rescued because it appeared to be injured was actually “too fat to fly,” Missouri officials say. Wilson's Creek National Battlefield. It turns out an “injured” bald eagle didn ...

A bald eagle rescued because it appeared to be injured was actually “too fat to fly,” Missouri officials say. Wilson's Creek National Battlefield. It turns out an “injured” bald eagle didn ...