This is the dramatic moment a bear took out an American bald eagle in one fell swoop after getting too close to her cub and its food.
The eagle swooped down on the bear and her cub as they were eating a dead whale in Kodiak, Alaska
One eagle got far to close to the bear’s cub and its food angering the large animal into action
The bear then attacks the eagle and ends up swatting it to the ground with its large paws
He explained: ‘The sow bear was so protective of her food, a dead whale, she wouldn’t leave especially as there was a stream only a few hundred yards up the hill where she could get water.
Once on the ground, the bear made sure the eagle was not going to threaten her cub any further
The cub even wandered over to make sure the eagle who was eyeing up his dinner was no longer a threat
And even though the eagle appeared to survive the attack, Mr O’Hearn believes it wouldn’t have lived for much longer.
The eagle was left on the floor with a broken back and unable to fly while the two bears enjoyed a nap
He added: ‘She never actually killed the eagle, I think the talon in the face ended the attack.