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****Newsflash****

Elephants are herbivores and regularly are known to use very simple tools for a number of purposes.
 
All corvid species (Ravens, Crows) use simple tools in the wild and are omnivores.

Eagles are known to drop flightless prey from 30m or so to end it with minimum risk to the eagle. I've seen it done with squirrels and have seen the after effects of a cat. (3 eagles feasting on the splattered pet's body). It's well documented with fish, weakly so for small dogs and pet cats, but in Eagle River, AK, where a 2 mile drive will allow one to see a dozen eagles or more, they are dense enough to be looking for easy prey, and small domestic pets outdoors are on the menu. I've seen eagles dive after pekineese, toy poodles, dachshunds, domestic cats. Fortunately, eagles have a 10% success rate... They're obligate carnivores. . . .

I've not seen it myself, but I know eagles kill rattlesnakes in this way. Don't think they eat them, but I don't know either way.
 
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