EAGLE

Eagle

Diet: Did you know that eagles eat fish, rodents, birds snakes, monkeys, and rabbits? They steal the catch of other birds such as ospreys. Patrick, Sharon. __1123456.jpg__. July 2008. Pics4Learning. 21 Oct 2010 

Lifespan/Lifecycle:  Mating season is between December and April. They mate for life. Male and female both lay on the eggs.

Habitat: Eagles live in forests near the shores of lakes and rivers. They are found in North America from Florida to Alaska. Their nest weighs 1 ton.

Stratton, Jeanne. __img_4620c.jpg__. July 2009. Pics4Learning. 28 Oct 2010  Physical Characteristics: Eagles have hooked bills and powerful, curved claws. They have good eye sight. They are brown, gray, black, and white. They weigh 8-14 pounds. Their wing span is 16 inches.

Behavior/Special Skills: The eagle has ten or more eagles in their flock. Their long wings allow them to soar far. If they fly for six weeks, they have flew 8,000 kilometers. Most birds fly by flapping their wings up and down. But the eagle flies with it wings up and to the side. They are diurnal which means that fly all day.

Predators/Defense: Farmers,gamekeepers,zoos,and trophy collectors are killing eagles. Also pesticides kill eagles to because it is poison. Their defenses are their long massive hooked bills and powerful toes with long curved claws that are very strong.

__Resources__: Watson, George E. "Eagle." //Encyclopedia Americana//. 2010. Grolier Online. 7 Oct. 2010 .

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Watson, George E. "Eagle." //Encyclopedia Americana//. 2010. Grolier Online. 8 Oct. 2010 .

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