Franklin wanted the wild turkey for our national symbol, saying it was a more noble bird than the bald eagle, which he considered a robber because of its habit of sometimes taking fish from ospreys.
If they want to they can!
Well it's important because bald eagles effect the environment that they live in. If a bald eagle was your pet, wouldn't you want it to live?!
Well, in 2007 the bald eagles were removed from the endangered species list, the lower point of bald eagles was 417 breeding pairs, it is now estimated that there are over 10,000 breeding pairs with at least 1 mating pair in each state. In some other answers it says there are 47,000 bald eagles left. Now the bald eagles are listed with a status of "threatened".
no it would die from bleeding because the spikes would stab it
No, Ben Franklin wanted the Great Seal to have the turkey on it and not the Bald Eagle
He wanted to use the Turkey as a symbol of the US, rather than the Bald Eagle.
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Well, the answer is 1.0125, but turkeys at $1? Wow. I want one! ;)
bald eagles aren't hunted anymoreit because there a lots of population of eagle so they have to shot the eagle to get a little bitPeople hunt the bald agle for fun, food, for their feathers, and for their 'trophies'.because they might do it for fun,or they sometimes cook,and EAT them! Yuck!
John Adams' choice was the bald eagle. It was a battle between himself, Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin. Jefferson wanted the dove; Franklin the turkey. Despite Franklin ranting and raving over the notion of "a cowardly bird" such as the bald eagle, it was put to a vote and the bald eagle won.
Anything that can feast on their carcass. Ants, for instance. If an eagle dies it is worm food, mostly. Eagles have no predators. An aside, if an eagle lands in the water, it cannot take off. It will die unless it can paddle to land. They cannot take off from water. That they catch fish for dinner is a suicide mission. Want to see a bunch of 'em? Google 'eagles Dutch Harbor'.