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The thought of the talons ripping apart the flesh of an animal is gruesome but a key to the survival of the Bald Eagle. The Bald Eagle from the phylum chordata is a vertebrate that sores through the sky's. The Bald Eagle has many characteristics that help it survive in its habitat.

The Bald Eagle has many characteristics that help it survive. For example, one of their characteristics is their sharp and deadly talons. The talons help them grab onto branches and prey. The eagles wing span varies between 70 - 90 in. The wing span is so big because it needs to balance out the weight, and help the eagle fly. In addition, the Bald Eagle is 24 inches tall. They are this tall because that's the technique they use to scare their prey.

The Bald Eagle has many different habitats. Bald Eagles live in trees. they do this so they can store their nests between the branches, and they can look for oncoming predators. The Bald Eagle lives near lakes, ponds, bays, and oceans. They must live near these places because they need to be close to the water for migration reasons and that's where they get their food. The eagle feeds on fish and small rodents. They feed on these animals because their apart of their feeding grounds. The Bald eagle has many characteristics that help it survive in its habitat.

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Eagles are fierce

watch them as they soar through the sky's

Then they catch their prey

Works Cited

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