Bald eagles just have to be free. After all, this is America.
A trained bald eagle flew to temporary freedom on Monday at Dodger Stadium, using the Los Angeles Dodgers’ July 4 pregame ceremony to declare independence from his trainers at the Los Angeles Zoo. The male eagle was supposed to fly from a container atop the stadium to his handler in center field. Instead, he publicly snubbed his handler and flew out the stadium entirely.
Trained bald eagle briefly soars to freedom at Dodger Stadium on Fourth of July https://t.co/DpTuf7Oog0https://t.co/XCuj9iYKd4
— ABC7 Eyewitness News (@ABC7) July 5, 2016
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A few innings into the game, the Dodgers announced during the game that the eagle reunited with his handlers outside the stadium, according to USA TODAY.
Dodgers now say the bald eagle reconciled w/ his handler outside the park. He's headed back to the LA Zoo on his own terms #Freedom #Murica
— Greg Beacham (@gregbeacham) July 5, 2016
Perhaps a good tailgate was all the eagle needed to suppress those instincts to escape from captivity.
Thumbnail photo via Kelvin Kuo/USA TODAY Sports Images
