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According to some, it is said that the bald eagle at around age 40 years flies to high ground and over the next 150 days knocks its beak off and allows another to grow in its place....apparently as the eagle ages the beak bends out of shape...the eagle continually bangs the beak against the rocks until the beak falls off....then a new beak takes its place.....once the new beak is in place the eagle then tears out its claws and new ones grow back in......this allows the eagle to live another 30 years or so.......the only problem I have with this is that the eagle cannot eat for those 150 days....so how does it survive.....further I have never heard nor seen an eagle that has been found without a beak.....so your guess is as good as mine ----- Edit by Thycondrius ----- Actually, eagles(including the bald eagle you mentioned) do not lose their beak or talons, unless by extreme action. The Eagle Rebirth is a Urban Legend and its not true. Normaly, losing its beak means death by loss of blood. Eagles, like all other animals, cannot "Choose" to extend their lifespam byy any means, and live normally till 30Y old. So "NO", eagles do not put out their beaks and talons and cannot support 5Monts of starvation.(They are not bears for christ sake)
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∙ 16y ago
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∙ 6y agoThey aren't really bald, they just have white feathers on their heads.
I think what the person is asking is :
"What age does the eagle's head (and tail) turn white?"
The answer is : the bald eagle's head & tail turns white when the bird reaches maturity around 5 years of age.
There is no age when the bald eagle loses any of its feathers. Unlike humans, birds do not lose hair (in their case feathers) during old age. The bald eagle is only called bald because its hairs are white like a bald or old man.
OMG! No kidding! Lol. Wow some people must live in cardboard boxes or caves.
The answer is: Bald eagles head & tail feathers begin to turn white (or bald) once the eagle begins to reach maturity, which is around 5 years of age.
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∙ 8y agoIn the wild they can live to about 25 or 30 years. In captivity and well cared for they can get as old as 40 years.
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∙ 11y agoNo. If their beaks broke off they would die, if their talons came off they would starve and all birds pull some of their feathers off when they're molting.
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∙ 10y agono bald eagles do not loose their beaks. from when they are little to when they are grown up there beaks just grow.
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∙ 8y agoNo, the beak is just as important as the talons for these birds, if they break their beaks they are pretty much certain to die
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∙ 11y agoNo, they do not.
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∙ 12y ago7-8 weeks
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What does it mean if your hen goes bald on its tummy?
its natural, they pluck out their own feathers either from stress or for the nest.
Do bald eagles leave their parents?
Young bald eagles typically shed their down feathers and grow primary feathers around 10 - 12 weeks after hatching. It is around this time that they will attempt their first flight. Those that survive (about 40% don't) will hang around the nest for another four to five weeks while their primary feathers continue to grow and strengthen. Therefore, a bald eagle will leave the next permanently around 14 - 17 weeks after hatching.
What is a group of Bald eagle called?
Bald Eagles don't live in groups, there are only the parents and babies until the babies are old enough to take care of themselves then they to leave to find their own mates
How do you stop feather eating?
When a bird starts to pluck out it's own feathers it usually means it's distressed about something.
Do bald eagles nest in the same nest every nest?
Bald eagles will return to the old nest, add new material, year after year, until the nest falls from its own weight. They then will construct a new one.
What groups of a bald eagle called?
Bald Eagles don't live in groups, there are only the parents and babies until the babies are old enough to take care of themselves then they to leave to find their own mates
What is the group of a bald eagle called?
Bald Eagles don't live in groups, there are only the parents and babies until the babies are old enough to take care of themselves then they to leave to find their own mates
How do you pluck your eyebrows?
get a tweezer and pluck your own shape. WARNINGG## Your eyes might water!
When do you eagles hunt on their own?
they Avery day Avery Avery second to get food and to run away from hunters
What is a North Americans Bald Eagles Weakness?
A bald eagle's weekness is its own eggs that lays. I mean, they just cant take it no more && decide to throw it down on the sidewalks so humans can make a mistake to capture it and make it as their pet.
What eat a bald eagle How big is a bald eagle How does a bald eagle protect itself How does a bald eagle hunt?
that's a good question many experts say that an eagle is very smart when it comes to protecting itself. this is true , bald eagles produce a sweat that enables them to not be smelt by other animals . they also have night vision which enables them to see through the darkness in the world . Bald eagles are eaten by many things like cats , aligators,and some times people . this is really sad because i don't even think they would taste that good.... but the bald eagle has some hunting skills of its own like its ability to smell us a mile away this gives it plenty of time to attack. scientist have started putting leg-ans on eagles to protect their fragile legs.
What are things that people can do to help endangered bald eagles?
Keep pollutants out of our waterways. Fish that eagles feed on store many of these chemicals in their bodies, and when the fish are eaten by the eagles, the poisons enter their bodies. Eagles once became endangered because of that very thing, but since certain pesticides like DDT have been banned, the bald eagle has made an amazing comeback, and is no longer an endangered species.
