Video: Eagle descends from world's tallest building

DUBAI (KTRK) -- Darshan the eagle set a record when he took off from the world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, according to BBC News.

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The video camera captures the stunning view from the back of a Imperial eagle.

Conservation group Freedom Conservation set up the event in order to raise awareness of the plight of the endangered bird of prey, the YouTube video description stated.