The bald eagle: an endangered species by Thor & Kenny

Bald Eagles They live up to 50 years. Adult females have a wing span of about 7 feet. Adult females weigh about 12.8 lb. Adult males have a wing span of 6 feet, 6 inches. Males weigh about 9 lb.

Young Eagles Bald eagles are sexually mature at age 4 or 5. Adult bald eagles take care of their young by taking turns sitting on the eggs, while the other hunts for food. When the eagle is old enough to breed they go back to the area where they were born.

Habitat Natural habitat includes most of North America and Canada. When the eagles started getting lower in numbers that caused a scare in the mid 20th century. It is still slowly recovering its numbers. It can be found in small groups in the U.S. and Canada. They live near large bodies of water. Alaska has the largest population of bald eagles. Out of the estimated 100,000 most Bald Eagles on Earth, half live in Alaska. \\\

Diet of the bald eagle They eat mostly carrion, fish, smaller birds, and rodents. To hunt fish the eagle swoops down over the water and grabs the fish out of the water with its talons. They eat by holding the fish in one claw and tearing the flesh with the other claw. Eagles have objects on their toes called spiricules that allow them to grasp fish. If the fish is to heavy the eagle might be dragged in the water, sometimes it swims to safety but sometimes it drowns or gets hypothermia.