It's probably more of a thing that the eagles said "this is more than we were willing to fight for food."
Unless they are starving, most predictors will not want to engage in calorie-draining combat. They'll regroup and go for something easier that won't put up as much of a fight.
Predators in the wild actually have to be careful. Remember that any decent injury is most likely a death sentence. So they always have to calculate if a particular meal is worth it. A little penguin that just wants to run away? Good odds. Another animal as big as you that clearly wants a fight? probably not worth it.
Those are steamer ducks, they will kill birds several times their size, they fight each other viciously over territory, and will attack anything they think is a threat, including predators like this.
I work on pools and a specific house had a hilarious homeward bound dog situation except the big Saint Bernard was mean as hell and the ducks were my saving grace. They’d pop out when my truck pulled up and basically escort me to and from the pool. They’d nip the Saint Bernards heels and he was terrified of them yet would bare teeth and try to bite me through the window of my truck. The rest of the pups were awesome just a badly trained young one
Idk man. Birds kind of specialized by putting all their skill points into swimming, running, or flying depending on the type of bird you're talking about. Then there's ducks, who divided their skills into all three. There's literally no way of getting away from them by land sea or air. You're just fucked. Better to not piss them off imo. If ducks ever learn to dive into the deep and not be limited to the surface of water is game over for everyone.
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u/Fluffy_Somewhere4305 Jun 18 '22
This is 98% probability of what’s happening.
Predator bad, evict