Watch a Black Eagle Chick Grow & Fledge - Live from Selati Game Reserve

Описание: Watch a black eagle chick being fed, growing stronger, and eventually taking its first flight — all live from a cliffside nest in South Africa’s Selati Game Reserve.

The Lillie Hills within Selati Game reserve have long been vital breeding grounds for Verreaux’s Eagles (Black Eagles) —a testament to the landscape’s perfect suitability. These majestic raptors favour cliffs, rocky outcrops, and escarpments, all of which the Selati Game Reserve provides in abundance. From these elevated perches, they command an unparalleled vantage point for hunting, playing a crucial role in maintaining ecological balance by naturally regulating populations of small to medium-sized mammals like rock dassies.

During the 2024 breeding season, two eggs were laid but one was soon pushed to the edge of the nest and abandoned by the pair.
In the early hours of 25 June, we witnessed some interesting behaviour with one of the eagles appearing to be pecking at the remaining egg. Over the next 24 hours or so, we saw the eagles repeat this behaviour. Perplexed, we reached out to eagle experts who suggested that perhaps the adult birds knew the egg was either infertile or the developing chick had stopped showing signs of life, and proceeded to eat the egg.

In partnership with Explore.org & Selati Wilderness Foundation

Don’t miss a moment of this extraordinary wild story as it unfolds in real time.

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