Eagle is any of numerous large, heavy beaked, big footed birds of prey originating from the family Accipitridae and order Falconiformes. Generally, an eagle is any bird of prey stronger than a buteo. An eagle might look like a predator in build and flying characteristics but has an entirely feathered (regularly crested) head and strong feet fortified with great bowed talons. An extra dissimilarity is in hunting habits; eagles survive mainly on live prey. They are too heavy for effective aerial chase but try to astonishment and overpower their prey on the ground.
The eagle is typically large sized bird of prey meaning that the eagle is one of the most leading predators in the sky. Eagles are most normally found on the African continent and in Northern Hemisphere comprising North America, Europe and Asia. The following are some basic facts about eagles;
1. There are more than 60 dissimilar species of eagle
Eagles are dissimilar from many other birds of prey mostly by their bigger size, more powerful body, and heftier head and beak. Most eagles are bigger than any other raptors apart from predators.
2. The size of an eagle is reliant on the species of eagle
Eagles can vary in size from 40cm to over 1m in height. The wing span of an eagle leans to be at least twofold the length of the eagle's body. Eagles have feathers on the ends of their wings which the eagles move up and down to aid them while flying.
3. Eagles are leading predators and are known as birds of prey
Eagles consume smaller birds and bats in the sky and small mammals and fish on the ground. The eagle is well recognized for its extraordinary eyesight. An eagle's eyesight is so good that an eagle can seemingly see a mouse on the ground when the eagle is still high in the sky.
4. Eagles have unusual eyes
They are very large in relation to their heads and have very large pupils. Eagles’ eyes have a million light sensitive cells per square mm of retina, five times more than a human’s eye. Although humans see just three basic colors, eagles see five. This acclimatization gives eagles very keen eyesight and enable them to mark even well hidden away potential prey from an extremely long distance. Actually the eagles’ vision is among the sharpest of any animal and researches suggest that some eagles can mark the size of an animal (i.e rabbit) up to two miles away.
5. Female eagles construct their nests in tall tree tops or on high cliffs where they are at their securest
The mother eagle leans to lay two eggs, which hatch after one month. In numerous eagle species though, one of the eagle chicks is naturally somewhat stronger than the other chick, with the stronger chick usually killing its weaker sibling.
Numerous eagle species lay two eggs, but the older, larger chick normally kills its younger sibling once it has hatched and adults do not interfere. Though most eagles are carnivorous the African vulturine fish-Eagle is mainly a vegetarian, eating on rich oil palm fruits.
6. Eagles have modified well to their leading predatory lifestyle
Not only do eagles have brilliant eyesight and are about to ascend unusually quickly through the air for such a sizeable bird, but eagles also have sharp beaks and supple feet known as talons. The eagle’s beak is flawlessly designed for tearing flesh away from bone, and the talons (claws) of the eagle are so strong that the eagle is able to convey its prey in its feet till it reaches a safe place to consume it.
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