The Eagle is a minor antagonist in Disney's 1987 drama film Benji the Hunted. He is a ferocious bird of prey who was responsible for capturing one of the cougar cubs Benji fostered.
Personality
Unlike the timber wolf, who is obsessed with killing Benji out of pure motivations, the eagle seems to be a normal predator acting on instinct. However, the eagle does seem to be beyond a simple predator, as he tries to take more than he needs, such as when he tried to take another cougar cub, despite the fact that he already provided enough food for himself.
Biography
When Benji decides to foster the cougar cubs from predation after the death of their mother at the hands of the hunter, the eagle is briefly shown flying overhead.
The eagle makes another brief appearance as the mother cougar and her single cub are walking through the forest and Benji gets chased by the timber wolf before managing to outwit his pursuer.
As Benji watches the rescue helicopter flee after Frank Inn fails to find Benji due to his decision to protect the cubs, the eagle swoops down and captures one of the cubs. Benji notices that the grey cub has gone missing as well and finds it hiding under a rock. As Benji rushes over, the eagle returns to take another cub, but Benji arrives and manages to scare him away.
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Trivia
- The eagle is the only antagonist to succeed to kill one cougar cub.
- The eagle is one of two antagonists to kill a cougar, (adult or cub), the other is the hunter.
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