Eagle Steals Camera and Takes Ultimate Selfie

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Eagle Steals Camera and Takes Ultimate Selfie

What's cooler than a selfie? An upside-down selfie. What's cooler than an upside-down selfie? An upside-down selfie taken by an eagle.

Proving that miracles can happen in this cruel world, an eagle stole a nature camera in Australia, then flew off with it, and peered back into the lens.

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The theft occurred at the Kimberley Land Council, and was covered by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. ABC then posted the video, below, to its Facebook Page.

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Post by ABC Kimberley.

But that's not all -- it's been a busy few days in the bird-selfie space. An adventure-travel company posted the following photo to Twitter on Monday; it features a penguin getting up close and personal with one of the company's cameras:

This Gentoo #Penguin just ate our @GoPro. #Antarctica pic.twitter.com/C3WiODL43O

— M/S Expedition (@g_msexpedition) December 2, 2013

 

If you're hankering for more selfie action, here are several more extreme examples to satisfy that craving:

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[via NPR]

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