Falcon clings to life after Army cadets' Air Force prank goes wrong [View all]

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https://nypost.com/2018/11/04/falcon-clings-to-life-after-army-cadets-air-force-prank-goes-wrong/

Sometimes a friendly prank between two football rivals can go too far.

That seemed to be the case recently when one of the Air Force Academy’s real-life falcon mascots was seriously hurt during a prank before the annual rivalry football game against Army, in upstate New York, according to an Air Force Academy official.

The falcon, a 22-year-old bird named Aurora, suffered unspecified injuries to both wings after being “stolen” by Army cadets, the Gazette of Colorado Springs, Colo., reported. The injuries were described as “life-threatening.”

Aurora was being flown back to Colorado to see a specialist at the Air Force Academy, according to Troy Garnhart, associate athletic director for strategic communications at the school

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