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Must-see: Dutch police train eagles to take down illegal drones

By KIRO7.com – Seattle
May 25, 2016

The Dutch National Police are training eagles to keep illegal drones out of the sky.

The birds train for at least a year to track and capture drones – and because eagles can fly up to 80 miles per hour, drones can't escape their talons.

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The trainers say the eagles' naturally protected claws allow them to safely grab any consumer drone.

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Dutch researchers are still looking into the impact drone propellers may have on the eagles' claws.

>> Click here to see a video of an eagle in action

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