Aggressive eagle owl terrorises residents in Wotton-under-Edge, UK

This eagle owl could be one of the biggest in the world

An eagle owl has been terrorising residents in Wotton-under-Edge in Gloucestershire.

It's thought the owl has been hand reared, and so is attracted to people.

The bird, which may have escaped from a private collector, is one of the biggest owls it the world - and expert Jemima Parry-Jones says that during the breeding season people do need to take care.

One woman broke her arm as she tried to run away from him.

It's not vicious. It's not nasty. But it is an accident waiting to happen. These are one of the largest owls in the word. They are large enough to kill a 5 pound rabbit. They take other birds of prey and may well be killing other owls in the area, and they have been known to kill small cats as well. They have feet almost the size of my hand, with talons over an inch long, and if it lands on someone who is frightened, and they try to brush it away, or if it lands on a child and they scream and try to run off they can get hurt.

- Jemima Parry-Jones, International Centre for Birds of Prey