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The Worlds Largest Eagle
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The World's Largest Eagle • If you're new, Subscribe! → http://goo.gl/djmfuX • For copyright queries or general inquiries please get in touch: [email protected] • Sources: https://pastebin.com/EdnJdhmX • Top 5 Best is the #1 place for all your heart warming stories about amazing people that will inspire you everyday. Make sure to subscribe and never miss a single video! • #viralstory #amazingpeople #top5best • • The World #39;s Largest Eagle • Eagles are birds of prey synonymous with strength, power, and tenacity. In the avian kingdom, eagles • can be found at the very top of the food chain. They are very successful birds in terms of hunting down • prey and weathering the harshest environmental conditions. These heavily built birds have attracted • interest from scientists and researchers who study their unique adaptations and habitats. Today we’re • going to talk about the biggest and the baddest eagles to have ever soared the skies. Number one is • particularly interesting so make sure you stay tuned for that as we give you 10 of the world’s largest • eagles. • Number 10. The Verreaux’s Eagle • With its striking black plumage, this large eagle is also known as the Black Eagle and is found in the sub- • Saharan regions of southern and eastern Africa. Built much like the Golden Eagle, the Verreaux’s Eagle • was named for the French ornithologist and botanist, Jules Verreaux. • The Verreaux’s Eagle can measure up to three feet in length and will vary from about 30 inches up to 38 • inches. They have an impressive wingspan that can reach over seven feet and are very capable and agile • aviators. Males weigh on average between 6 to 10 pounds while females average 7 to 13 pounds. • They have dark eyes and a yellow and grey beak. Their feet are quite large and are about twenty percent • larger than that of the Golden Eagle, even though the Verreaux’s is slightly smaller than the Golden. This • is most likely due to the overall larger size of their prey which requires larger feet and talons for carrying • their victims. • And speaking of prey, this eagle’s favorite is the hyrax, although it’s really not a picky eater and will eat • just about anything it can get in its talons. • Number 9. The African Martial Eagle • Martial Eagles are the largest of the African eagles, and that size is not all for show. These large birds are • incredibly powerful, capable of knocking an adult man off his feet. They reputedly have enough power in • one foot to break a man #39;s arm. • The Martial eagle weighs in at almost 14 pounds and has a wingspan of about 6 feet 4 inches. It is 32 • inches long but some have been caught that are larger. The upperparts are dark brown with a white • belly with black streaks, the legs are white and has very large talons. • Birds form an important part of this eagle’s diet, including guineafowl, francolins, bustards, and poultry. • Birds as large as a European Stork are recorded to have fallen prey to the Martial Eagle. Mammals are • also a preferred delicacy, especially hyrax and small antelopes. They are also have been known to take • on prey as large as an Impala calf, as well as monkeys, also occasionally young domestic goats, and • lambs. As you can see, these guys eat just about anything but unlike other eagles, they never eat • carrion. • Number 8. The White-tailed Sea Eagle • The white-tailed eagle is the largest bird of prey in the UK. In flight it has massive long, broad wings with • #39;fingered #39; ends. Its head protrudes and it has a short, wedge-shaped tail. The species actually went • extinct in the UK in the early 20 th century, but a successful captive breeding and release program have • slowly brought the wild population to a more stable number. • Females of this species are the heavyweights, often averaging around 43 inches in length and boasting a • wingspan of eight feet. It weighs around 11 pounds. • White-tailed eagles are versatile and opportunistic hunters and carrion feeders, sometimes pirating food • from other birds and even otters. They eat largely fish, but also take various birds, rabbits and hares. • Number 7. The African Crowned Eagle • The Crowned eagle is the most powerful raptor of sub-Saharan Africa. The adult bird is quite strikingly • plumaged. Its crown is dark to rufous-tinged brown with a prominent, oft-raised black-tipped double • crest, which can give the head a somewhat triangular appearance. The upperparts are a blackish brown- • grey color, with a variable tinge of blue. The throat is brown while the belly and breast are white • overlaid densely with blackish bars and blotches, variably marked with cream or rich buff-rufous • coloration. • The wing primaries, or the flight feathers, are white at the base, broadly tipped with black and crossed • by two black bars. The tail is black with brownish-grey bands. The underwing coverts have a bold • chestnut coloration, spotted lightly with black. The adult Crowned eagle has eyes that can range from • yellow to almost white.
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