Bald Eagle Research Paper
HALIAEES LEUCOCEPHALUS
Physical Description
The female and male bald eagle have blackish brown feathers on their back and breast. A bald eagle has a white hood, neck, and tail. Eagle eyes are bright yellow. Most Bald Eagles have an estimated 7,000 feathers.
Juvenile Bald Eagles (ages 3-5) do not have a hood. Wing span for adult is usually 7ft. The male bald eagle’s body is 30-34 inches.
Adaptations
Bald Eagles have long; sharp, hooked beaks made for ripping fish apart. Their talons are very sharp and long. They use their long talons to penetrate important flesh, such as throats. Eagles have excellent eyesight. An Eagle can see a fish underwater from a mile away. Bald Eagles can fly at roughly 30 mph. Bald Eagles can dive at 100 mph. Bald Eagles can swim with fish in their talons using a backward stroke. Many eagles have drowned doing this because they will not let go of the fish, the fish is to heavy, or they do not know how to swim. …show more content…
A bald eagle is capable of reproducing at 4 or 5 years old. They mate for life, however if a mate dies they will not hesitate to find a new mate. Bald Eagles usually lay 1-3 dull, white eggs, which hatch after 34 or 35 days of incubation. After birth, chicks leave the nest after 4 months to begin learning. They then learn how to fly (some chicks are killed learning to fly), and what to eat. Males weigh 8-9 lbs. Females weigh 10-14 lbs. They live around 30 years in the wild. They live much longer in captivity.
Physical Description
The female and male bald eagle have blackish brown feathers on their back and breast. A bald eagle has a white hood, neck, and tail. Eagle eyes are bright yellow. Most Bald Eagles have an estimated 7,000 feathers.
Juvenile Bald Eagles (ages 3-5) do not have a hood. Wing span for adult is usually 7ft. The male bald eagle’s body is 30-34 inches.
Adaptations
Bald Eagles have long; sharp, hooked beaks made for ripping fish apart. Their talons are very sharp and long. They use their long talons to penetrate important flesh, such as throats. Eagles have excellent eyesight. An Eagle can see a fish underwater from a mile away. Bald Eagles can fly at roughly 30 mph. Bald Eagles can dive at 100 mph. Bald Eagles can swim with fish in their talons using a backward stroke. Many eagles have drowned doing this because they will not let go of the fish, the fish is to heavy, or they do not know how to swim. …show more content…
A bald eagle is capable of reproducing at 4 or 5 years old. They mate for life, however if a mate dies they will not hesitate to find a new mate. Bald Eagles usually lay 1-3 dull, white eggs, which hatch after 34 or 35 days of incubation. After birth, chicks leave the nest after 4 months to begin learning. They then learn how to fly (some chicks are killed learning to fly), and what to eat. Males weigh 8-9 lbs. Females weigh 10-14 lbs. They live around 30 years in the wild. They live much longer in captivity.