By: Renee Felker
Scientific Polemaetus bellicosus Common: Martial Eagle Name:
Lives in Africa Found in Sub-Saharan Africa Absent from central Africa Lives in either open grassland or wooded savanna. Natural Habitat:
The Eagle is a solitary animal. It is monogamous Eats medium sized mammals -Like birds and lizards. They are about 4 or 5 before they reproduce. Oldest Eagle lived to be 25 About:
The Martial Eagle can weigh up to 14 pounds Wing span of 6 or more feet The baby eagles look a lot different than the adults Baby: Adult: Size:
The Martial Eagle is mainly dying from drowning in reservoirs. Also farmers shot them to keep them away from their land. They also get tangled up in power lines. Threats:
Educating the farmers. Research on how to keep them alive and breed more is being done. Actions to protect:
Largest game reservation in Africa Covers over 7,000 miles It is hard for parks to keep these eagles because other species like elephants interrupt their habitats. Kruger National Park
Estimated tens of thousands And in South Africa estimated 600 pairs. Reason it is endangered is because in the past 3 generations (56 years) its population has rapidly decreased. Population:
1.Where are they found? 2.Does the Martial Eagle have more than one mate? 3.Has a wing span of how many feet? 4.The Kruger National Park covers how many feet? 5.They can weigh up to how many pounds?
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