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Meat Eater or Vegetarian:

Bald Eagles are raptors
Raptors are birds of prey
They eat meat
raptor is from latin word rapere- means to
grasp or seize by force
Bald or Balde:
Not bald-comes from Old English word balde-
means white
Bald Eagles are part of the Fish and Sea Eagle
group
Live near the water
Eyelid:
Thin clear eyelid, the nictitating membrane
protects and cleans the eye
Body Design:
Adult bald eagle about 3ft tall from head to tail
weighs about 11 pounds
Female usually bigger than male
Bald Eagle is one of the largest hunting birds in
N.A.
Entire skeleton weighs only about 1/2 pound
Each bone is hollow and filled with air
Wings & Feathers:
7000 feathers
feathers weigh less than 1 1/2 pounds
overlap to create a lot of air space, insulate the
bird’s body from the heat and cold
Feathers strong, made out of keratin (like
fingernails)
Wingspan- up to 7 1/2 feet
Uses wing feathers to lift off, and change
direction, can dive down through the air at 100
miles an hour

Floating & Gliding:

Hitch a ride on thermals (hot air currents)
Once an eagle gets on a thermal, they spread
their wings and float like a hang glider.
Sometimes can glide as much as 3 miles

Powerful Hunting Tactics:

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Mating & Courtship:

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Babies:
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Toddlers:
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Endangered
Species:_______________________________________
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