The Golden Eagle

"Aquila chrysaetos"

By: BT

Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family | Genis and Species

Fun Facts | Art and Poetry | Works Cited

Kingdom: Animalia

Characteristics that place it here:

• multi cellular   

• no cell wall

• ingests           

• digests

• heterotroph    

• has tissues

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Phylum: Chordata

Characteristics that place it here:

• bilateral symmetry   

• ventral heart

• segmented body     

• complete digestive system

• projecting tail          

• three germ layers

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Class :Aves

Characteristics that place it here:

• horny beak, no teeth
• large muscular stomach
• feathers
• large yolked, hard-shelled eggs. The parent bird provides extensive care of the young until it is grown, or gets some other bird to look after the young.
• strong skeleton

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Order: Falconformes

Characteristics that place it here:

• diurnal hunter
• large and round wings
• legs feathered down to toes
• black bill and claw

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Family: Accipitridae

Characteristics that place it here:

• eagles, hawks, kites

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Genius and Species: Aquila chrysaetos

Characteristics that place it here:

• golden grown neck

• golden brown head

• Its length averages 30-40 inches

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Fun Facts

• One bird can carry up to 8 pounds during flight

• It can fly up to 80 mph, though the average speed is 28-32 mph

• It has been said to dive at speeds as high as 200 mph at a prey animal or during play

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Art and Poetry

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Works Cited

"Aquila chrysaetos." 2004. University of Michigan Department of Zoology . 11 Feb 2004. <http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/index.html>.

Kielb, Michael. "pcd3942_042.jpg ." 2004. University of Michigan Department of Zoology . 11 Feb 2004. <http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/resources/michael_kielb/pcd3942_042.jpg/view.html>.

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