Birds4Kids.blogspot.com : Harpy Eagles
NATURAL WORLD : BIRDS - HARPY EAGLE Hey! Who's that guy in an eagle costume staring down at me? F ound in Central and South America, Harpy Eagles are the largest eagles in the world. At first glance, they look like humans dressed up in a fancy dress eagle costume. Feathers stand up like a crown on the head. About 3 to 5 feet tall, they have sharp black eyes and a large black hooked beak. The talons are larger than that of a grizzly bear's. No wonder they look like monsters. The body is white while wings are black with white flecks. The females are larger in size than the males. Pointed talons which are 3-4 inches long, help them to prey on sloths, monkeys and snakes, their main foods. This prevents these animals from eating smaller animals and birds. Because of this eggs of small birds remain safe. This keeps a balance in the numbers of different living things in the forest. So you can see that harpy eagles like lions and humans are on top of the food chain. Wh...