Sea eagle nicks camera, takes it for a 100 km trip.

Footage reveals sea eagle stole camera near crocodile meat trap in remote Kimberley

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A sea eagle has recorded unusual footage of WA's remote Kimberley after stealing a video camera and taking it on a 100 kilometre journey.

Aboriginal rangers had set up the motion-sensor camera at a gorge on the Margaret River in May, to try and capture images of fresh-water crocodiles.

Gooniyandi ranger Roneil Skeen says the camera disappeared not long afterwards.

"Unexpectedly our camera went missing so we thought we had lost it because it fell into the water," he said.

But a few weeks ago, they got a phone call to say a Parks and Wildlife ranger had found the small device at the Mary River, about 110 kilometres away.

They have been able to extract three 30-second clips that reveal the culprit to be a thieving sea eagle.

Mr Skeen says he and the 14-strong ranger team were shocked to see the aerial journey play out in high-definition.

"It was pretty amazing because it's one of the first camera traps to ever get picked up," he said.

"They've had camera traps moved [by animals] before, but not taken off, like a flying camera you know?

"It was pretty cool so we were pretty shocked."

The rangers say they will be bolting down their camera in the future.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJCedFwrVqk

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Topic: Sea eagle nicks camera, takes it for a 100 km trip.

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