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Polemaetus bellicosus
One of the largest eagles with a wingspan of 8,5 feet (2.6 meters). They're a very aggressive predator and have been known to take down other birds as large as guinea fowl, baby baboons, lions cubs and small antelopes! I wish I had something in the picture for scale. A golden eagle has a wingspan of 7.6 feet (for comparison).
Open grassland
Spotted on Jun 26, 2013
Submitted on Jan 31, 2015
4 Comments
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So majestic!
Superb looking eagle. Thanks for showing this. Similar size to Aquila audax but it looks much heavier.
The second photograph is just... woah. We only managed to see a juvenile so this is fantastic!