Below are some amazing facts about eagles.
FACT 1: In most species of eagles, females are larger and stronger than males.
FACT 2: Some eagles, such as the martial eagle, are capable of soaring for long hours without a single wing beat. They use thermals (columns of hot rising air) to do that
FACT 3: Eagles’ eyes have a million light-sensitive cells per square mm of retina, five times more than humans. While humans see just three basic colors, eagles see five. These adaptations gives eagles extremely sharp eyesight and enable them to spot even well-camouflaged potential prey from a very long distance.
FACT 4: The largest tree nest ever recorded for any animal species was built by the bald eagle. It was 4 m (13 ft) deep, 2.5 m (8.2 ft) wide, and 1 metric ton (1.1 short tons) in weight.
FACT 5: Eagles are very intelligent birds. For example, in Greece, golden eagles eat turtles, dropping them from great heights onto rocks to break open their armored carapaces.
