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A photographer captured stunning video of two bald eagles hitching a ride down the Mississippi River on a piece of ice. 

Brian Woolman shot the video in December in Gladstone, Ill., and recently uploaded it to his Facebook page, Nature First, Fox News reported. 

The video has been shared over 47,000 times and watched over 1.8 million times. 

The video was taken near Lock & Dam No. 18 in the upper Mississippi River, near Gladstone, according to Woolman's post. 

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This is one of the many images in the The Comedy Wildlife
This is one of the many images in the The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2017. This is a Celebes Macaques, in the Tangkoko Nature Reserve in Indonesia.  KATY LAVECK FOSTER
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A baby dormouse seems to be laughing on a yarrow flower.
A baby dormouse seems to be laughing on a yarrow flower. Andrea Zampatti says "I was hiking on a mountain close to my hometown in Italy when I heard a strange squeaking from the woods and ... I found this cute baby dormouse on the top of a yarrow flower."  ANDREA ZAMPATTI
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Young elephant seal reacts to each other at the Piedras
Young elephant seals react to each other at the Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Rookery, San Simeon.   George Cathcart
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A Polar Bear mother with a cub trying to catch a ride
A Polar Bear mother with a cub trying to catch a ride in the Wapusk National Park - Manitoba, Canada.   DAISY GILARDINI
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A Green Turtle slapping a Napoleon Maori Wrassen in
A Green Turtle slapping a Napoleon Maori Wrassen in the Great Barrier Reef, Australia.   TROY MAYNE
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A pack of wild dogs playing and lounging on this sand
A pack of wild dogs playing and lounging on this sand road in the Tembe Elephant Park, South Africa.   TINA STEHR
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Little owl nestlings in Opusztaszer, Hungary.
Little owl nestlings in Opusztaszer, Hungary.   TIBOR KERCZ
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Tiny fish in Sipadan, Malaysia.
Tiny fish in Sipadan, Malaysia.   TANAKIT SUWANYANGYAUN
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Three joyful elephant seals on the South Georgia Island
Three joyful elephant seals on the South Georgia Island in the southern Atlantic Ocean.   ROIE GALITZ
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Wild red kangaroos are most active in the early morning.
Wild red kangaroos are most active in the early morning.  ANDREY GILJOV
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An early morning stretch from a sleepy sea otter in
An early morning stretch from a sleepy sea otter in the Elkhorn Slough, Calif.   PENNY PALMER
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Two mudskippers sing their hearts out on tidal mudflats
Two mudskippers sing their hearts out on tidal mudflats in Krabi, Thailand.   DANIEL TRIM
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This Gnu and it's shadow at the watering hole at the
This Gnu and its shadow at the watering hole at the hide in Mkhuze park, South Africa.   Paulette Struckman
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This wild rabbit is collecting nesting material in
This wild rabbit is collecting nesting material in Flanders, Belgum.   OLIVER COLLE
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A tiny chameleon not quite in camouflage in Ramat-Gan,
A tiny chameleon not quite in camouflage in Ramat-Gan, Israel.   NADAV BAGIM
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This photo was taken on an expedition to Antarctica
This photo was taken on an expedition to Antarctica in Jan. 2017 on Cuverville Island.   MONIQUE JORIS
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A squirrel scratching himself in Gothenburg, Sweden.
A squirrel scratching himself in Gothenburg, Sweden.   JOHNNY KAAPA
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This Duck seems to leave a plane trail in Preston,
This Duck seems to leave a plane trail in Preston, England.   JOHN THREFALL
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Fox Cubs playing in Co Meath Ireland.
Fox Cubs playing in Co Meath Ireland.   JOHN SHERIDAN
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A Blue wildebeest stands on a mound of others in Masai
A Blue wildebeest stands on a mound of others in Masai Mara, Kenya.   JEAN JACQUES ALCALAY
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Chameleons are peculiar animals. When they reach the
Chameleons such as this one in Andasibe, Madagascar, are peculiar animals. When they reach the end of a branch they wont stop like most animals. They will extend their bodies and wave their arms in search of another branch to grab onto.   JASMINE VINK
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A mother bear and cub are playing in Suomussalmi, Finland.
A mother bear and cub are playing in Suomussalmi, Finland.   Hannele Kaihola
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Golf is a frustrating game and if you've ever picked
Golf is a frustrating game and if you've ever picked up a club, you've wanted to do this. From San Jose.   DOUGLAS CROFT
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A black bear seems to show off his disco move in the
A black bear seems to show off his disco move in the forest of the Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada.   CHRISTOPHER JAMES MARTIN
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Three king penguins approach the only church on South
Three king penguins approach the only church on South Georgia Island.  CARL HENRY
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A playful Kamchatka brown bear in Kamchatka, Russia.
A playful Kamchatka brown bear in Kamchatka, Russia.   BUDKOV DENIS
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A female Burrowing Owl look exhausted as four of her
In Florida, female Burrowing Owl looks exhausted as four of her owlets vie for her attention.  BARB D'ARPINO
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A seal looks to be getting a good laugh about something
A seal in San Diego looks to be getting a good laugh about something.   BRIAN VALENTE
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Two king penguins are standing firm while another,
Two king penguins stand firm while another, with his expression, seems to be giving them orders in the Falkland Islands.   MIQUEL ANGEL ARTUS ILLANA
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A burrowing Owlet photographed in the Salton Sea, Calif.
A burrowing Owlet photographed in the Salton Sea, Calif.   Melissa Usrey
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It looks like this mother Brown Bear bear just wants
It looks like this mother Brown Bear bear just wants some peace and quiet in Martinselkonen, Finland.   Melissa Nolan
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A Japanese Macaques, or Snow Monkeys near Nakano, Japan.
A Japanese Macaques, or Snow Monkey, near Nakano, Japan.   Linda Oliver
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This mountains gorilla is making grimaces after he
This mountains gorilla is making grimaces after he came out of the bush after the rain in the Virunga National park, Rwanda.   Josef Friedhuber
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This is a Masai Mara airstrip as a plane lands in Masai
Giraffes watch as a plane lands in Masai Mara Kenya.   Graeme Guy
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For those old enough to remember the Carry On films,
This Lion was photographed in Tanzania.   Gill Merritt
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This baby lemon shark seems to show a big smile in
This baby lemon shark seems to show a big smile in Bimini, Bahamas.   Eugene Kitsios
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This raven seems to be teasing this bear in Kuhmo in
This raven seems to be teasing this bear in Kuhmo in Finland.   Esa Ringbom
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This was taken by Aster Leung in Hong Kong.
This was taken by Aster Leung in Hong Kong.   Aster Leung
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A red Ghost crab (Ocypodinae sp.) seen adjusting and
A red Ghost crab seen adjusting and cleaning one of its eyes at the Frazergunj beach in West Bengal, India.  ARKAPRAVA GHOSH
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