Eagle Dives In and Tries To Carry Off Boy at Wildlife Show

A crowd of stunned onlookers watched the enormous bird latch its talons on to the screaming boy’s head during a show at Alice Springs Desert Park.

A wedge-tailed eagle tried to fly away with a terrified boy at a popular wildlife show in central Australia.

Witnesses said the bird attempted to pick him up “like a small animal”.

The boy – believed to be between six and eight years old – escaped with a “superficial” gash to his face.