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Keiserørnen Darshan ble verdensberømt i dag da den fløy ut fra verdens høyeste bygning, Burj Khalifa-skryskraperen i Dubai, og filmet byen og emiratet i flere minutter før den returnerte ned til bakken og sin trener.
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The Crown Prince of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, has posted a video on Instagram of an eagle-eye view of Dubai – literally!
The Crown Prince is referring to a plan by a conservation charity to set a new world record when it releases an eagle from the top of the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa skyscraper in Dubai.
The caption with the video reads: “Through an eagle eye from @burjalarab expect higher on 14 of March #FlyBurjKhalifa #MyDubai”
Freedom Conservation filmed the eagle’s descent from the world’s tallest building on March 14.
Using one of the world’s smallest action cameras, a Sony ActionCam Mini, the flight will record a bird’s eye perspective for broadcast.
If achieved, the White-Tailed Eagle’s flight from the top, 829.8m from the ground, will represent a world first and set a record as the highest recorded bird flight from a man-made structure.
Freedom works with UNESCO to raise awareness of the plight of endangered animals, many of which are on the list of the world’s most endangered species.
World-renowned falconer Jaques-Oliver Travers will release the eagle from the top of the Burj.
Freedom’s Eagles have flown from landmarks such as the Eiffel Tower in Paris and St Paul’s Cathedral in London in recent years.
Hentet fra www.bbc.com
An eagle with a small camera on its back has flown from the top of the
Video from the imperial eagle, Darshan, was live-streamed as it swooped 829.8 metres to its trainer on the ground.
The organisers, Freedom Conservation, claim it is the highest-ever recorded bird flight from a man-made structure.
The event was staged to highlight the plight of the endangered bird of prey.
Although the camera weighed only 300 grams, that still equates to 10% of the bird’s weight.
Darshan has been trained by falconer Jacques-Olivier Travers from a breeding facility in Thonon, France.
After guiding the bird down he described the flight “as perfect.”
Freedom Conservation hope that the flight will be a symbol that humans and nature can live together.
“This eagle is a signal that things can change. It was once endangered, but after conservation programmes it is not so endangered,” the Director of Freedom Conservation Ronald Menzel told the BBC, which was given exclusive access to the live video stream.
VIDEOLINK: www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-31888024 – Video: Freedom Conservation
KILDE / SOURCE: www.bbc.com, Freedom Conservation
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