This story was first published on January 28, 2009
Outline:
Circulating message claims that, at around 40 years of age, eagles go through a painful 5-month process of rebirth in which they remove and regrow their beak, talons and feathers thereby allowing them to live another 30 years.
Brief Analysis:
The information in the message is false. Eagles do not undergo the process of rebirth described in the message. Many recipients immediately realise the story is simply a metaphorical work of fiction meant to inspire us. But, many others take the claims as true and subsequently believe that eagles really go through a rebirth process as described.