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Incredible Footage of Black Eagle Aggression

These incredible images taken by 23-year-old wildlife enthusiast, Ernest Porter, shows the ferocious acrobatics during the aggression period of a black eagle mating pair, chasing their fledgling from the nest. The early stages of life for a black eagle chick are extremely violent and dangerous. Shortly after hatching, the chicks, usually two, will fight for resources from the parents supplying their food. As Mother Nature’s insurance policy, Cain will defeat Able, leaving Able to die. As the chick fledges, they’re given a short period where the parents still care for them before violently driving them off the nest to fend for themselves. The aggression period, of South Africa’s most famous Black Eagle pair, at the Walter Sisulu National Botanical Gardens, was captured by Porter, who has spent the past two years documenting their lives. “The male is called Thulani and the female is Emoyeni, their offspring for 2014 name is Jono. These are very unique eagles as they are urbanised. This pair is an iconic pair which helps to attract over 200 000 tourists to the park every year”, says Porter. The eagle’s nest is visible to park visitors on the cliffs beside a spectacular waterfall where tourists come armed with binoculars to see some of South Africa’s most extraordinary birds. “I was very lucky to get the best moments on film including a backflip and the moment Thulani, the male dragged the juvenile down and they both fell to the ground”, he continues. Says Porter on why he thinks they show this level of aggression towards their offspring, “I believe they are a very aggressive eagles, I think that it's part of their training as they live very vicious lives. They have to have a foundation to learn and defend themselves one day as they have to protect their own territories and any eagle can take over their territory and they'll need those skills to protect it” Black Eagles have been nesting in the area since 1940 and the female, Emoyeni, has been documented at the site since the 1970’s. These eagles can live in captivity for over 60 years. “The juveniles are still in their care during the aggression period, so they still feed it throughout this time, they give them a bit of a scare and then still bring food towards them to eat afterwards”, says Porter “The last day I saw Jono I left early and when I came back the next day I knew that he was gone, I knew he was gone before I saw it. I was not disappointed as I spent a lot of time with this juvenile, so I felt that they did a good job and I learned a lot from him”, he continues. Filmed by Ernest Porter Edited by Henry Tong Digya Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...