Bald Eagle By: Jacob Taylor
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Bald Eagle By: Jacob Taylor. Haliaeetus leucocephalus. Facts about the Bald Eagle. Size: Body, 34 to 43 in (86 to 109 cm); Wingspan, 6 to 8 ft (1.8 to 2.4 m) Did you know??? The largest bald eagle nest on record was 9.5 ft (3 m) wide and 20 ft (6 m) high. It weighed more than two tons.
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Bald EagleBy: Jacob Taylor Haliaeetusleucocephalus
Facts about the Bald Eagle • Size: Body, 34 to 43 in (86 to 109 cm); Wingspan, 6 to 8 ft (1.8 to 2.4 m) • Did you know??? The largest bald eagle nest on record was 9.5 ft (3 m) wide and 20 ft (6 m) high. It weighed more than two tons. • Bald Eagles live up to 28 years
The bald eagle's scientific name signifies a sea (halo) eagle (aeetos) with a white (leukos) head. At one time, the word "bald" meant "white," not hairless. • Half of the world’s bald eagle’s live in alaska • Bald eagles were officially declared an endangered species in 1967 in all areas of the United States south of the 40th parallel.