Pictures: Victor the eagle's eye view of the Alps raises climate change awareness

An eagle wears a 360 camera to capture its spectacular flights over glaciers and mountains

Published: October 10, 2019 17:11 Compiled by Balaram Menon, Senior Digital Content Producer

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Victor, a nine year old white-tailed eagle equipped with a 360 camera, flies over glaciers and mountains in Chamonix, France, during a preparation flight of the Alpine Eagle Race, an event aiming at raising awareness on global warming. Image Credit: Reuters

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Falconers Eva Meyrier and Jacques Olivier Travers prepare Victor before a flight. Image Credit: Reuters

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Falconer Eva Meyrier holds Victor before a flight over glaciers and mountains from the Plan de l Aiguille back to Chamonix. The flight will see the bird soar over five glaciers: Switzerland's Corvatsch, Austria's Dachstein, Germany's Zugspitze, Italy's Marmolada and France's Aiguille du Midi. Image Credit: Reuters

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Victor flies over glaciers and mountains in Chamonix, France. Victor is part of the Alpine Eagle Race project, which aims to raise awareness of melting glaciers and other effects of global warming through the combined eyes of the eagle, a photographer and a scientist. Image Credit: Reuters

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Victor flies over glaciers and mountains from the Plan de l Aiguille back to Chamonix. Image Credit: Reuters

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Victor flies over glaciers and mountains from the Plan de l Aiguille back to Chamonix. Image Credit: Reuters

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Falconer Eva Meyrier holds Victor before a flight. Image Credit: Reuters

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Victor flies from the Plan de l Aiguille back to Chamonix. Image Credit: Reuters

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Falconer Eva Meyrier holds Victor before a flight. Image Credit: Reuters

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