THE AMAZING BALD EAGLE By: Christopher Hearn And Antonio Kalavrouziotis

TABLE OF CONTENTS Life Cycle……………………………………Page 3 Habitat………………………………………Page 4 Diet…………………………………………Page 5 Appearance…………………………………Page 6 Fun Facts…………………………………...Page 7 Glossary……………………………………Page 8

 The life cycle of a Bald eagle is interesting. A Bald called eaglets. When the babies hatch from eggs eagles young or babies are they look gray and a little white. Did you know that a bald eagle can live 20 to 40 years in the wild? They leave the nest when they are 12 weeks old. I hope you liked leaning about the bald eagles life cycle! LIFE CYCLE

 Polar animals habitat’s are usually found in the coldest parts of the world. Bald eagles live in warm and cold places like Alaska! They also live in deserts, rainforests and woodlands. They live in Alaska that is part of the polar rejoin. Bald eagles live in nest and the nest is in trees. The nest can weigh up to two tons and a new nest that is four feet (1.2 meters) high and 5 feet (1.5meters) across and can be built in just a few days! Bald eagles live in the Arctic. The Arctic is the north pole. I hope you liked learning about how a bald eagle lives in the second coldest place on earth. HABITAT

 The bald eagle has a special polar diet. A bald eagle is an omnivore. A bald eagle eats fish, rabbits, birds, moss and small animals. Bald eagles sit in a tree and swoop down and gets its food with it’s strong talons. Bald eagles do not have any natural predators in the wild. The bald eagle is almost extinct because it ate chemicals called DT that was in the fish. This interferes with making their eggs. When they try to incubate the eggs the shells break. The bald eagle has an amazing diet in the wild. DIET

 A bald eagle’s appearance is very unique. A bald eagle can weight up to 4 to 15 pounds. That is the same as 2-7 kilograms. This polar animal has strong talons. It has a white head. The bald eagle has black and brown feathers. Bald eagles have a curved beak to help them eat and catch fish. The way the feathers are, helps to protect them in the wind. A bald eagle’s appearance is very distinctive when you think about it. APPEARANCE

-Symbol of the United States -Hollow bones to help them fly -Not bald, have feathers FUN FACTS

GLOSSARY Beak-an hard port of a eagle Eaglets-young eagles Hatch-to cause young to be brought forth from an egg Prey-an animal hunted by another Talons-long sharp claws