Massive eagle on the loose has pet owners living in fear

Police tell pet owners to watch their animals as Nikita the eagle terrorises Yorkshire

YORKSHIRE'S rabbits, hamsters and small dogs are living in fear after a sea eagle the "size of a small glider" escaped from its trainer, the Daily Mirror reports.

Nikita, who has an eight-foot wingspan, is capable of carrying off small dogs in her talons, experts say. The bird went missing on Saturday during a training session in "blustery conditions", the paper reports.

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