Eagle gives bird's-eye view of the world

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A conservation group gave the world a literal bird's-eye view thanks to an eagle, a camera and the world's tallest tower.

Darshan the eagle took flight from the top of Burj Khalifa in Dubai, the Associated Press reported.

Freedom Conservation came up with the idea to get more attention for eagle conservation.

The flight, which was streamed live, showed the commercial capital of the United Arab Emirates as Darshan flew about 2,700 feet before diving into a landing on his handler's arm.

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