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Challenger, America's Favorite Eagle

posted Oct 3, 2008 10:36 AM by Chip Bowcock   [ updated Oct 3, 2008 10:53 AM ]

This is a music video...featuring a special free-flying Bald Eagle
named 'Challenger' (in honor of the lost space shuttle crew) cared for by
the non-profit American Eagle Foundation (AEF).

He's a 'human socialized' bird accidentally raised by the people who
rescued him - after being blown from a wild Louisiana nest in a storm as a
baby in the late 1980s. Declared 'non-releasable' by federal and state
wildlife authorities, he was trained by the AEF to perform educational
free-flight demonstrations at high profile public events.

He's the first Bald Eagle in U.S. history that learned to free-fly into
stadiums, arenas and ballrooms during the singing of the Star Spangled
Banner. The celebrity eagle has appeared at numerous major sporting
events...like the World Series, Pro-Bowl, All-Star game, BCS National
Championship, Fiesta Bowl and Men's Final Four, etc. Challenger has
Also flown before 4 U.S. Presidents!

His life story is told in a children's storybook titled 'Challenger,
America's Favorite Eagle.'

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