2007-07-11 05:10:43 · 9 answers · asked by zebbie g 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
young great horned owls can fall prey to red-tailed hawks, crows, and golden eagles. But the adult great horned owls are aggressive predators that will attack anything that comes close to their nest. Adult great horned owls have very few predators.
Adult bald eagles have no predators, except man. Like other young birds, the young can fall prey to other large birds of prey.
2007-07-11 05:37:55 · answer #1 · answered by megatron 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The key to most BoP survival is based on them getting past infancy. That is the only time that they are vulnerable. However that is not to say that adult survive every encounter. I have seen videos of large birds of prey being subdued by a snake that they thought was going to be a meal. I have also seen, live, a flock of crows drive off a large Red Tailed Hawk that thought that one of the crows was going to be a meal. That was quite a site. The crows just continuously dive bombed the hawk, which was on the ground with the downed crow, with their bodies. They were physically hitting the hawk. What a ruccus they made too, the sound was very loud. The hawk finally gave up and left the crow, which after a few minutes flew away. I don't know whether it survived as it had to have some injuries, but that was quite a site.
The short of it, is that they have no natural predators (except man, but that is not for natural reasons, only trophies), but that is not to say that they do not face dangers.
2007-07-11 13:17:28 · answer #2 · answered by chahn11 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am sure that some have been killed by wolves or wolverines but that wouldn't be a common occurrence. Just if they are injured or didn't get into the air in time.
2007-07-11 15:48:57 · answer #3 · answered by Mary N 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When full grown, unless they are injured or sick, not really. But the nest, eggs and young are vulnerable to predators.
http://www.baldeagleinfo.com/eagle/eagle4.html
2007-07-11 05:16:38 · answer #4 · answered by Yahzmin ♥♥ 4ever 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
just humans and things we build like power lines
2007-07-12 10:39:31 · answer #5 · answered by Jeff M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Humans, and that's about it for healthy adults.
2007-07-11 16:40:50 · answer #6 · answered by FN 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Poachers and morons
2007-07-11 05:18:07 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
humans duhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
2007-07-11 05:19:10 · answer #8 · answered by themcdonsinaz04 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
people are the only one unless it is sick or weak
2007-07-11 05:21:50 · answer #9 · answered by Oren 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋