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Bald Eagle Named 'Challenger'

(Read this text first before you open the link to the video) This is an

awesome 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 acci

dentally raised by the people who rescued him - after being blown from a

wild Louisiana nest in a storm as a baby in the late 1980's.

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=2 0in a children's storybook titled

'Challenger, America 's Favorite Eagle.' Click here: YouTube - Amazing

Free-Flying Bald Eagle "Challenger" (AEF) <

Edited April 12, 2009 by Ruffems