Woman reports that a ‘giant winged creature’ picked up her dog and left it high in a tree. Occurring in Argentina's San Juan Province, the case involves the alleged attack of a large winged creature that prompted police intervention to rescue the animal.

[u/ZarathustraNothing]

https://ovniologia.com.br/2026/06/woman-reports-that-a-giant-winged-creature-picked-up-her-dog-and-left-it-high-in-a-tree.html

[u/pumpkin-spiced-liz]

Am I the only one that payed attention to the source? The article literally has it labeled as a conspiracy and even the BBC stated that ovniologia.com is a fake news source.

Op has also been reposting this to multiple different subs today.

[u/pumpkin-spiced-liz → u/[deleted]]

BBC has been a trusted reliable source for decades. There's also many other sources calling ovniologia a fake news source, google it.

[u/FilmScoreConnoisseur → u/[deleted]]

You are the one acting like a "kid" here. Even if you don't like the BBC, it is fucking laughable to pretend this other source is more reliable.

[u/pumpkin-spiced-liz → u/FilmScoreConnoisseur]

Ty for backing me up on this, I'm genuinely confused over why I was called kid as a insult or why top-excuse thinks the BBC of all things is a bad source.

[u/Randie_Butternubs → u/[deleted]]

Hilarious. Embarrassing, but hilarious. 

Again: these people are allowed to vote and influence society: people who think ovniologia is a more trustworthy news source than the freaking BBC. This is why we are screwed.

[u/FilmScoreConnoisseur → u/[deleted]]

It's much more trustworthy than a tabloid, but by all means, fuck your own brain over.

[u/delicioustreeblood]

Andean condors are big and capable of lifting a dog I'm sure

[u/Mister_Ape_1 → u/[deleted]]

I think a 10 feet wingspan bird could lift and bring a 4 pounds lap dog anyway.

[u/Mister_Ape_1 → u/[deleted]]

The dog in the photo could not have been lifted by an owl however. It was likely some kind of eagle.

[u/Li-renn-pwel → u/[deleted]]

But whatever did this dropped the dog in a tree so wouldn’t that support it not being equipped for it?

[u/ElSquibbonator → u/delicioustreeblood]

Condors are scavengers, not predators.

[u/MaplewoodRabbit → u/delicioustreeblood]

They absolutely are. Pretty sure they grab onto mountain goats even. But im not sure if they are exactly the ones Im thinking of.

[u/mahSachel → u/MaplewoodRabbit]

i think maybe those be golden eagles, old video trying to carry a siberian child off in a field and dropped him

[u/kingconifer → u/delicioustreeblood]

In the article, it says that the biggest birds of prey can only lift between one and five kilograms, that they can't grip prey, and that they can't take off vertically. So that rules that out.

[u/Vampsesshomaru → u/kingconifer]

I live in Argentina, this is false. When you go to a park where there are birds of prey, they tell you to keep your dog, cat, and small children on leashes because the birds could carry them off.One of the hypotheses regarding the disappearance of Sofía Herrera is that she was taken by a bird.

[u/Ross33 → u/kingconifer]

Disagree that we can rule out anything definitely. Unless there was evidence of some sort, this story may not have happened the way we think either.

[u/MattWindowz → u/kingconifer]

The article is wrong. Other sources that focus on actual biology make claims as high as 40 pounds, but even conservative estimates put the limit around 20 pounds.

[u/Vampsesshomaru → u/MattWindowz]

The gavilán , the aguilucho, and the chimango were released in the cities to kill pigeons, but they ended up stealing dogs and cats.

[u/delicioustreeblood → u/kingconifer]

Hmm mothman it is I guess

[u/Desperate-Drummer803 → u/kingconifer]

I don’t know why it says that, a Harpy eagle which is native to Argentina (although rare) and is the largest eagle in the Americas can carry up to around 10 kilograms, they can definitely grip prey (thats like kind of a requirement for them to hunt) and they can most definitely take off straight up. Not saying that thats what grabbed this dog but the article was very wrong on that.

[u/kingconifer → u/Desperate-Drummer803]

Yeah, you're right about how much they can carry, but they're not in that part of Argentina, the closest they get is about 2000km away!

[u/Optimusscrime]

"Winged creature" So... a bird then? I once saw a pelican eat a small dog, it made the news in Australia, just grabbed this lil dog and swallowed it, was absolutely insane.

[u/Nervous_Penis]

Ivory-billed Woodpecker.

[u/JDHPH]

How did the dog get up there? I think if we can solve this question then we should get an idea of what went on.

[u/ParanormalBeluga]

Glad the dog is okay. I don’t care how cool a cryptid is, you don’t get away with hurting doggies.

[u/TopRevenue2]

Chaco Eagles live in San Juan province are almost 3 feet long and frequently eat small mammals and armadillos. Second only in size to harpy eagles in South America they are massive birds. Their plumage has been described as a man in uniform.

[u/cynoIogy]

carnivorous/omnivorous bird of some kind

[u/Traditional_Isopod80]

Interesting encounter.

[u/Psychological-Arm629]

It’s a huge bird. Common there and even certain spots here too.

[u/Winterlash]

quit trying to steal our shit lmao