Thorondor the Bald Eagle |
Share Thorondor the Bald Eagle's Story
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Born: |
2001 |
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Male |
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Thorondor was acquired April 17, 2004. Thorondor came to us from a rehabilitation centre in Sault St. Marie. He has significant tendon damage in one talon and an irreversible eye injury and as a result he can only see with one eye. Both of these injuries combined make it impossible for him to hunt successfully. He is the only eagle housed in the aviary who has the ability to fly, making it easy to tell which one he is. |
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Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) |
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Average Weight: |
| wingspan of up to 2.4 m (8 ft) |
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males 4.5 kg (10 lbs), females 6 kg (13 lbs) |
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Range: |
| can live up to 50 years |
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found throughout Ontario |
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Dining and Dwelling |
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Life and Death |
Although the bald eagle's primary food source is fish, they will also catch rodents, deer, mammals and even feed on carrion. Due to their diet, bald eagles can be found living around large bodies of water. They build a nesting platform called an aerie that can be up to 4.5 meters (15 feet) across and 6 meters (20 feet) deep and weigh as much as 1800 kilograms (2 tons or 4000 lbs). |
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Bald eagles become sexually mature at 5 years old. The breeding season for these monogamous birds starts in November and ends in April (depending on location). The female usually lays 2 white to pale blue eggs, which will hatch 35 days later. The young fledge out at 10-11 weeks old and only 1 chick normally survives to maturity. The bald eagle is at the top of the food chain and is seldom killed by other animals. Death caused by humans is more frequent, either by accidental poisoning or by trophy killing. |
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That's Amazing |
- The bald eagle has the largest nest of any bird inthe world.
- They don't get the characteristic white head until they are sexually mature at 5 years of age.
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