A martial eagle, the largest of the African eagles, took flight with a monitor lizard in its talons at Kruger National Park in South Africa.

The martial eagle weighs in at almost 14 pounds (or 6.5 kilograms) and has a 6-foot wingspan. These enormous eagles are capable of knocking an adult man off his feet.

“It was during a recent safari in the Kruger National Park that we were fortunate enough to come across one of these beautiful raptors, gracefully sitting up in a tree holding onto a monitor lizard with its massive talons,” the filmer said.

“We stopped and watched the bird sitting majestically on top of the tree while scanning its surroundings,” the filmer continued. “It was not long before the huge eagle took off in flight with the large monitor lizard spectacularly dangling from its feet up in the air.”

The Martial eagle is the largest of the African eagles and incredibly powerful. These enormous eagles are capable of knocking an adult man off his feet. They reputedly have enough power in one foot to break a man's arm. The largest eagle in Africa, the Martial eagle weighs in at almost 14 pounds or 6.5 kilograms and has a 6 feet wingspan. The diet of these large birds range from the smaller mammals such as hares to bigger prey such as baboons, small antelope, jackal and Africa’s largest lizard, the Monitor. It was during a recent safari in the Kruger National Park that we were fortunate enough to come across one of these beautiful raptors, gracefully sitting up in a tree holding onto a monitor lizard with its massive talons. We stopped and watched the bird sitting majestically on top of the tree while scanning its surroundings. It was not long before the huge eagle took off in flight with the large Monitor lizard spectacularly dangling from its feet up in the air. The Martial eagle is classified as endangered and they are only still found in protected areas all over Africa such as the Kruger National Park.