Bald Eagles

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Bald Eagles

• By Joey Borelli

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• In class I have been researching the bald
  eagle. In this report I will tell you facts about
  the bald eagle. You will learn about its physical
  description, habitat, defenses, prey, predators,
  and some interesting facts.

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Physical Description
The bald eagle has a white head, long beaks, a
wide brown body, big wings and sharp claws.
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Habitat

• Do you know where the bald eagle lives? Bald
  eagles live in mountains, swamps, jungles, lakes
  and deserts.
• Bald eagles can be found on every continent
  except Antarctica. Bald eagles can survive in all
  of the habitats because feathers help it fly.
  Talons grip trees tight so it wont fall off a
  branch.

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Defense

• Do you know how a bald eagle defends itself?
  One way the bald eagle defends itself is using
  its talons as a weapon. Another way the bald
  eagle defends itself is it could fly away from
  danger. Finally the bald eagle defends itself by
  building nests in the tallest trees on cliffs.

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Prey

• Slurpslurpslurp! The bald eagle eats its
  prey. The bald eagle eats fish and other animals.
  The bald eagle preys on fish. The bald eagles
  preys on rabbits, turtles, ducks and geese. The
  bald eagle eats dead animals also.

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Predators

• Swishswishswish! The bald eagle can fly
  away from its predators. The bald eagle has no
  natural predators but humans. Some humans use
  poison to kill insects. This poison kills bald
  eagles too. Electric shocks from power lines kill
  bald eagles. Some people hunt bald eagles for
  game.

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Interesting Fact

• Do you know some interesting facts about the
  bald eagle? Here are some interesting facts. The
  bald eagles toes can stretch and bend. Their toes
  pick up and hold food. The bald eagle has small
  and rough bumps on its toes to hold slippery
  fish. The bald eagle dives at speed 150 to 200
  miles per hour when catching prey.

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• Now this is the end of my report. I had a fun
  time researching the bald eagle. It is a fun
  animal to research. If you need to pick a animal
  pick the bald eagle. What did you learn a lot
  about the bald eagle?