A wedge-tailed eagle set its sights on a kangaroo joey named Cuejoe, but the mammal’s caretaker wasn’t going to let the bird turn his adopted pet into lunch.
Eagles have long served as symbols of valor and glory but they are also consummate predators with finely honed hunting skills.
One of the wedge-tailed variety set its sights on a kangaroo joey named Cuejoe, but the mammal’s caretaker wasn’t going to let the bird turn his adopted pet into lunch, reports the Washington Post.
Constable Scott Mason, an officer in a small Western Australian town, has been tending to the orphaned animal since March.
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