So this certainly looks real to me, and all of the commenters on Reddit and YouTube seem to agree. I've never seen anything like this... and if this was a common thing, we'd have quite a problem.

What is "this"? Oh just a golden eagle swooping down and snatching a baby (at a park in Montreal). Yep, seriously. Not making this up.

The baby is fine, thankfully (and quite luckily).

Here's the unbelievable video:


"OH SHIT!" is certainly the reaction we all share after seeing that.

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