--- description: The feline was probably dead when the birds brought it to the nest, the Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania said in a statement. title: Watch Bald Eagles Feed a Cat to Their Eaglets image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch Bald Eagles Feed a Cat to Their Eaglets  by [Olivia B. Waxman](/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Apr 29, 2016 3:49 PM CUT  by [Olivia B. Waxman](/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Apr 29, 2016 3:49 PM CUT Usually animal lovers are lucky if they tune into a [web cam](http://time.com/4308576/national-arboretum-eagle-cam-baby-eagles-names/ "undefined") of their favorite creature and see it awake, eating, or engaging in any kind of action at all. Well, there was a lot of action — perhaps a little too much — on a live cam of a family of bald eagles on Tuesday, when the parents fed their eaglets a cat. The feline was probably dead when the birds brought it to the nest, the Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania said in a statement on Facebook. The post said “While many may cringe at this, the eagles bring squirrels, rabbits, fish (and other animals) into the nest to eat multiple times each day.” (h/t [_Pittsburgh Post-Gazette_](http://www.post-gazette.com/local/city/2016/04/28/Hays-eagles-feline-meal-disturbing-for-some-viewers/stories/201604280080 "undefined")) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4312465/eagles-cat-eaglets-cam/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4312465/eagles-cat-eaglets-cam/"},"headline":"Watch Bald Eagles Feed a Cat to Their Eaglets","datePublished":"2016-04-29T15:49:00.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:31:59.685Z","description":"The feline was probably dead when the birds brought it to the nest, the Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania said in a statement.","url":"https://time.com/4312465/eagles-cat-eaglets-cam/","keywords":["Newsfeed","animals"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Olivia B. Waxman","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4312465/eagles-cat-eaglets-cam/","name":"Watch Bald Eagles Feed a Cat to Their Eaglets"}}]}] ```