Eagles

The Bald Eagle has an average of 7,000 feathers, and their head is not bald. Their head is covered with short, fine white feathers. Some people mistakenly believe their name is a real description of the eagle, but that isn't the case. For more details, please see the site listed below.

Mainly found in mountainous regions, over much of the northern hemisphere.

Since the first census records were kept of the Bald Eagle, the national bird of the U.S., in the 1800s there has been a continuous decline in their population. Bald Eagles were endangered in 43 states and threatened in five. However, the Bald Eagle was relatively abundant only in Alaskan and Canadian wilderness areas. Historically, Bald Eagles had been observed in all of the United States except Hawaii.

Man is the Bald Eagle's main enemy and predator. During migration, breeding, and winter periods the Bald Eagle requires a large home range area, leaving itself vulnerable to habitat destruction by man. Also environmental problems have decreased the population of bald eagles. The most serious ones are pollution by pesticides and heavy metals that contaminate streams and fish, in turn stopping the Bald Eagle's food chain.

During the 1940s, the number of hatched eaglets recorded by field biologists rapidly declined. This was because of a fatal eggshell thinning that was the result from exposure to DDE a metabolic by product of DDT which is a organochlorinated pesticide. The eagles received this pesticide mainly through the fish they ate because the rivers were contaminated by the poison.

In nationwide autopsies of dead birds collected by federal, state, and private cooperators, federal government pathologists routinely found DDT, DDE, dieldrin, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and other pesticide and insecticide residues in Bald Eagle carcasses. Because of all the pesticides that killed these magnificent birds in the 1960's the Bald Eagle was named America's most polluted Bird. A nation wide ban was made on the use of DDT, there was an increase in wildlife protection and rehabilitation efforts, more field studies and a captive program that have aided in the recovery of this species.

The National Wildlife Federation and the National Audubon Society have mounted publicity campaigns to inform the public about the sad history of the bald eagle. Federal and state wildlife and game officials have also been leaders in establishing bald eagle future recovery plans and management. The San Diego Zoo and other zoos nation wide continue to aid the efforts to preserve this species.

There food habits contain fish, dead whale carcass, smaller mammals and leftover food.

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The wedge tailed eagle lives in the forest

Yes,The flight speed of a bald eagle ranges between 36 and 44 miles per hour. At night it is 15 to 20 miles per hour.Their diving speed is estimated at 75 to 100 miles per hour. Sneiper Bald Eagle was recorded at the speed of 53 miles per hour which is the biggest speed ever by a bald eagle

You're dreaming about how you are going to help fix the US (the eagle is the usual animal symbol of the US) and care for it eventually, but first you must learn how to before you can do anything. Stay in school.

no.eagles have backbones like all birds.

Moles eat small invertebrates such as grubs and earthworms found in the soil. They will also catch and eat small mice.

Eagles have a screaming call..Depends on species the way it sounds..The bald eagle sounds like"keeeyarr"...

The one that flew over my head about an hour ago. I've never seen anything like it, seemed to be carrying leafy food of some sort, a lighter underneath of the bat, but clearly the wingspan was 3 ft if not more, This was in CT

If you are talking about animals, then I say eagles, because they are more stealthy, and can fly. They catch victims by surprise, whereas a lion only hides for it's prey to approach. They have to eat more, and though they represent bravery, I do not think they are very brave if they just sit and lick their paws while their prey dies for them. Eagles are cool, look better, live longer, and altogether just pwn lions. that's my opinion.

i have seen them take lambs,snakes and rabbits into the air ,but i have only seen them picking at dead calfs on the ground.i often climb up to a eagles nest and i have never seen bovine bones in or around a nest. I hope this helps you

The Griffin has the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle.
This mythical creature was called a Griffin.

The wingspan of a swan is 6-8 feet

Elephants cry, when they are giving birth, dying, being born, got a serious injury. But I am not completely sure

ADDENDUM:

Elephants cry in response to strong emotion, most particularly grief, loss, and joy. They feel these emotions, just like we humans do.

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They will kill you slowly and painfully

From the time of hatching to fledgling is usually about 10 to 12 weeks. Even though the young eagles may have learned to fly, they still have much to left to learn. They will normally stay close to home, and continue flight, and hunting lessons with their parents for about 2 more months. For more details, please see the sites listed below.

According to snopes.com - it is not true.

http://www.snopes.com/critters/wild/eaglerebirth.asp

Hunters will sometimes kill them for sport, but the golden eagle is not an endangered species.

A female eagle can be called a hen-eagle or an eagless.