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| Eagle is a large bird of prey known as the “lord of the sky”. |
The eagle is a large bird of prey in the order Falcon, class Birds, family Accipitridae. They live everywhere with high mountains and primeval forests that have not been cleared by humans such as the coasts of Australia, Indonesia, Africa… but mainly the Eurasian continent with about 60 species, the remaining 11 species. Other species found on the remaining continents include 2 species in the North American continent, 9 species in Central and South America and 3 species in Australia.
There are many different identifying characteristics among eagle species, but the highlight is the color and size of each species. The largest eagle has a body length of more than 1m and weighs 7kg. The smallest species is only 0.4m long and weighs more than 0.5kg. Females are usually larger than males and about 25% heavier than males.
Their main food is small animals ranging from bats to the size of a Philippine deer depending on where they live. For example, in Luzon island, the main food is monkeys, birds, flying foxes, fish, and in Mindanao island, lemurs, snakes, lizards… they even eat ungulates like piglets. , puppy. From above, eagles can swoop down at lightning speed to catch and quickly knock down their prey.
Eagles often nest in mountains or tall trees. Their nest is very large and each year they bring back new branches to make the nest stronger than before. The nest is where the female bird lays her eggs. Each spawning period, the female bird gives birth to 2 eggs. Since the parent bird is only capable of raising one young, there will often be a duel between the two chicks. The one that wins will be raised until adulthood.
The Steller’s sea eagle is the largest of the nearly 100 species of eagles worldwide. Their weight is up to 10kg. The nest of the Steller’s sea eagle is about 15-20m high, built on large trees (up to 150m high, 2.5m in diameter). The spawning season is usually in February – March, and eggs are laid in April – May.
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