A supposedly "injured" bald eagle rescued from a national park in Missouri was found to be merely "too fat to fly" after eating a bit too much raccoon.

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The Missouri Department of Conservation was first given reports that a bald eagle at the Civil War location of Wilson's Creek National Battlefield had been hurt, but the truth was much more of a mouthful.

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(WJW) - A bald eagle in Missouri was rescued after witnesses reported that it might be injured, but it turns out the large bird was just "too fat to fly." In a Facebook post, officials at Wilson's Creek National Battlefield explain the eagle captured near the park's boundary was "engorged with raccoon --- in other words, too fat to fly." 
	
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ST. LOUIS - In an effort to save an 'injured' bald eagle in the wild, the Missouri Department of Conservation rehabilitated the bird, only to find out that the eagle wasn't hurt at all; it was just fat. The discovery came after x-rays showed that the bald eagle had consumed suspected raccoon roadkill and was deemed 'too fat to fly', Wilson's Creek National Battlefield shared in a social media post.  The Missouri Department of Conservation initia…

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'Injured' bald eagle rescued, deemed to be 'too fat to fly'

It turns out an “injured” bald eagle didn’t need to be nursed back to health, Missouri officials say, as the bird was simply suffering from success.

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Bald eagle thought to be hurt was really just ‘too fat to fly,’ Missouri officials say

(From KMSP-TV) Wildlife officials in Missouri said a bald eagle has been rehabilitated after it was having trouble flying…. The bird was found unable to fly and animal experts initially thought it was injured.  But upon further examination, the bird was found to be healthy overall but currently engorged from its latest meal – “in other words, too fat to fly,” Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield shared on social media.      
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Bald eagle rescued in Missouri wasn't injured: It was too fat to fly

Allen J. Schaben. Getty Images.UPI News -  A supposedly "injured" bald eagle rescued from a national park in Missouri was found to be merely "too fat to fly" after eating a bit too much raccoon.The p...

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iStockphoto  Bald eagles have a reputation as fairly majestic creatures who encapsulate the spirit of America, and I’d argue one of them managed to do exactly that based on the “ailment” it was diagnosed with after being rescued in a national park in Missouri following a big meal. In 1782, the bald eagle got a major glow-up courtesy of the Second Continental Congress, which voted to approve the measure that made the bird the national emblem of t…

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Bad Eagle Mistakenly Rescued Was 'Too Fat To Fly'

And all for eating a meal. A succulent raccoon meal.

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Bald Eagle Rescued Near Missouri National Park Was Not Injured, Just “Too Fat To Fly”

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Bald eagle believed to be injured in Missouri was just ‘too fat to fly,’ wildlife officials say

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