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Bald eagle drops cat through car windshield on North Carolina highway, driver says
The cat was deceased and had been fed upon, suggesting scavenging; the driver was uninjured but shaken, according to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol.
- On Wednesday a North Carolina motorist said a cat dropped by a bald eagle crashed through her passenger-side windshield on Highway 74 in Swain County around 8:17 a.m.
- Bald eagles often carry prey back to nests to feed chicks, and the species frequently makes headlines for unusual behavior, including a 2020 government drone incident.
- The 911 call said the driver reported the cat did not survive, and the 911 caller said `It absolutely shattered my windshield`; North Carolina State Highway Patrol confirmed the driver was shaken but uninjured.
- With around 316,700 bald eagles in the U.S., conservation measures such as the DDT ban aided recovery, with about 192 nesting pairs in North Carolina versus 30,000 in Alaska.
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