Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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Imagine getting home after a long day only to find an eagle chilling on your couch. That’s kind of what happened to a netizen who went to his grandmother’s house in Nantou’s Zhongliao Township. A crested serpent eagle had somehow made its way inside the home’s living room. Calls to animal rescue didn’t get an answer, and firefighters said they only dealt with snakes. Videos of the eagle went viral online, with some netizens jokingly dubbing the bird “a couch potato raptor.” Let’s hear what you should do from an expert.
Yao Cheng-te
Taiwan Biodiversity Research Institute
Cases like this are sometimes birds that have just recently left the nest and have little experience in the wild. In other cases, the bird may accidentally wander in because there are many open entrances. The best thing to do is to try not to touch them. Find a cardboard box of the right size and cover the animal with it, or let it get it into the box. This will help keep it calm and prevent it from struggling or crashing into things. Once it has gradually recovered, move the box outdoors and let it fly away on its own.
The crested serpent eagle is a medium-to-large raptor in the eagle family, recognizable by the white spots on its chest and belly. In this unexpected home raid, the eagle was lounging on the sofa for a good four hours. But after it got bored, it eventually flew away on its own.
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Imagine getting home after a long day only to find an eagle chilling on your couch. That’s kind of what happened to a netizen who went to his grandmother’s house in Nantou’s Zhongliao Township. A crested serpent eagle had somehow made its way inside the home’s living room. Calls to animal rescue didn’t get an answer, and firefighters said they only dealt with snakes. Videos of the eagle went viral online, with some netizens jokingly dubbing the bird “a couch potato raptor.” Let’s hear what you should do from an expert.
Yao Cheng-te
Taiwan Biodiversity Research Institute
Cases like this are sometimes birds that have just recently left the nest and have little experience in the wild. In other cases, the bird may accidentally wander in because there are many open entrances. The best thing to do is to try not to touch them. Find a cardboard box of the right size and cover the animal with it, or let it get it into the box. This will help keep it calm and prevent it from struggling or crashing into things. Once it has gradually recovered, move the box outdoors and let it fly away on its own.
The crested serpent eagle is a medium-to-large raptor in the eagle family, recognizable by the white spots on its chest and belly. In this unexpected home raid, the eagle was lounging on the sofa for a good four hours. But after it got bored, it eventually flew away on its own.
For more Taiwan news, tune in:
Mon to Fri at 9:30 pm on Channel 152
Tue to Sat at 1 am on Channel 53
#eagle #bird #birdwatching #nantou #home #cozy #couchpotato
#台灣新聞 #TaiwanNews #民視新聞 #FTV新聞 #Taiwan
