*nods* Aye... breaking it's neck would have been an excellent way for either a human killer or even a predatory animal to immobilize the bird quickly. I'm also noting that there seem to be conflicting reports in different news articles about whether or not the eagle was capable of flight. Also, their suggestion that the bird was killed by an animal attracted to the fish that were being fed to it seems preposterous... any animal attracted by the fish would have EATEN the fish, and not bothered with the eagle unless the eagle tried to defend it's fish. Which it probably would not have tried to do against a superior predator, particularly since it was used to food being delivered to it regularly. So I agree, probably a human and not any sort of cat.
Sadly, though, I get the feeling that if the bird was murdered by a human it's neck was not broken... for a human to leave behind a corpse that could be described as "savaged" implies a large amount of cruelty and even some sort of rage behind their actions, IMO, and I would think that such a person would be more likely to leave the bird alive during the act. I think it would be more... satisfying... for a person with that sort of motivation. Then again, I may simply have watched too many crime shows involving profiling of murderers. *chuckles*
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Date: 2003-07-09 01:43 pm (UTC)Sadly, though, I get the feeling that if the bird was murdered by a human it's neck was not broken... for a human to leave behind a corpse that could be described as "savaged" implies a large amount of cruelty and even some sort of rage behind their actions, IMO, and I would think that such a person would be more likely to leave the bird alive during the act. I think it would be more... satisfying... for a person with that sort of motivation. Then again, I may simply have watched too many crime shows involving profiling of murderers. *chuckles*