Harpia (Harpy eagle)

You're wellcome.

Thank you Asergio!!! I love watching these guys!!!

Following the link bellow, you'll find some videos about Harpias:

http://ibc.lynxeds.com/species/harpy-eag...

They are amazing and so well adapted for what they do. For them to capture a monkey is serious business, and shows their true power. I love raptors, and have rescued several over the years and rehabbed them back to health and released them back to the wild. I also have friends that are falconers and the Harpy Eagle is their "Unicorn." There are some that have been trained and do an amazing job, however, with a bird this size and as majestic as they are, I don't feel that humans should "use" them. Even though through out history it's documented that they have been used, even by the Inca/Maya, and other ancient tribes of South America.

Brandon, I agree with you completely. It is like to see a Cheetah locked in a small cage, breaks the heart. Once I saw a video in Discovery Channel, showing one of these beautys catching slots and monkeys for meal. Powerfull birds.

Truly amazing raptor! I read some very very old accounts of these being used in falconry. I have seen a couple in Zoos and sort of felt bad that they were there. They are such a majestic animal I feel the space they are kept in is far too small for their size and what they need to have true freedom of flight. I certainly would love to see one of these in action in the wild!

They are beautiful, indeed, ceherzog. They are in my top ten birds list.

Would love to see one of these guys!