XI 
THE METHOD BY WHICH EAGLES AND 
HAWKS SECURE THEIR PREY 
As is well known, the eagle lives largely on 
carrion such as dead deer and carcases of sheep, 
differing in this respect from the peregrine 
falcon, which lives exclusively on what it kills. 
Generally speaking, the eagle secures its prey by 
pouncing on it on the ground and carrying it 
away in its talons. He swoops down at a great 
pace in a slanting direction, and in this way not 
only captures hares and rabbits, but also grouse 
and ptarmigan on the ground and young ducks 
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