Can an eagle pick up a small dog?

“On a wide-open beach, I have no doubt that an eagle with a full head of steam could pick up a six- or eight-pound dog and just keep on going,” Clarke said. “If it landed to kill a ten-pounder, and then tried to pick up and fly from a dead stop, could it get off the ground? Probably not. read more

Some eagles can even pick up a big dog, sloth bare, a goat even. Depends on specie and its feeding habits. Eagles like, Harpy, Emperial, and Bald Eagle are some powerful eagles. read more

Valdez, Alaska — A bald eagle satisfied its hunger at a Valdez gas station when it snatched up a small dog and flew away, leaving the dog’s owner screaming in horror. The chihuahua-like dog had been let out of a motor home to run around in the station’s parking lot while the owners, an unidentified couple from Georgia, cleaned the vehicle’s windshield. read more