Amazing and Interesting Facts About BALD EAGLE

Fact 1. The bald eagle was chosen as the national bird symbol of the United States of America in 1782.

Fact 2. The scientific name of the bald eagle is Haliaeetus Leucocephalus. It signifies a sea (halo) eagle (aeetos) with a white (leukos) head.

Fact 3. ‘Bald’ is an old English word “balde” which means white, not hairless.

Fact 4. Talons, a part of the eagle body that is used for hunting and defense. They kill their prey by penetrating their flesh with their talons.

Fact 5. Fish is the primary food of bald eagles, but they get many of their meals by scavenging carrion or stealing the kills of other animals include waterfowl and small mammals.

Fact 6. Bald eagles are opportunistic predators because of their nature of stealing food from other animals.

Fact 7. Eagle nests are called Aeries (AIR-ees). They build their nests at the very top of big trees so the eggs will be safe. Sometimes they use the same nest for the next hatching year.

Fact 8. Bald eagles are found mostly in North America, from Alaska and Canada to northern Mexico. But about half of the world’s 70,000 bald eagles live in Alaska.

Fact 9. The largest bird’s nest was built by a pair of bald eagles near St Petersburg, Florida, USA and was 2.9 m (9 ft 6 in) wide and 6 m (20 ft) deep.[Source].

Fact 10. The largest eagle in the world is Steller’s Sea Eagle, which weighs 5-9 kg (11-20 lb) and has a wing-span of 2.2-2.45 m (7 ft 2 in-8 ft 0.3 in). [Source].