We hope we are the first to report on this, but a family in Montreal, Canada have actually filmed what appeared to be a myth for so long, an eagle attempts to abduct and eat a child. Golden eagle eats child This is freaking epic footage, and had the child not been wearing so many layers of protective clothing (adding much weight), the child would have easily been eaten by the eagle. So the next time someone tells you "eagles eating small children is a myth" , you can show them this footage! Watch the shocking video here: eagle eats child .