Border guards saved three young endangered eagle chicks found hidden in a truck travelling to Russia.<br /><br />The truck from Uzbekistan had been stopped for a routine check at the Russian side of the Ozinki border.<br /><br />As guards checked the truck’s contents, they were baffled by faint squeaks coming from the toolbox.<br /><br />When they opened a cardboard carton inside they were amazed to find three recently hatched Steppe Eagles.<br /><br />Video shows the birds squatting in the box with food and water.<br /><br />The 26-year-old trucker - whose identity has not been revealed by the Federal Border Guard Service - has been arrested after the discovery.<br /><br />If found guilty of endangered species trafficking, the driver and any accomplices face up to seven years in jail.
