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I chose the American bald eagle because it is one of the

fastest and strongest species of eagles. It is the national

symbol. The Congress adopted it as the national symbol in

1782. I think it was adopted as the national bird of the

United States because the Roman soldiers used the eagle

as a symbol of courage and power. In the early 1800's,

Americans called the Bald Eagle, the American eagle. Here

is some of the biology of the Bald Eagle. Bald Eagles do a

very good job at their part in the food web. Bald eagles

also have an interesting name. The scientific name for bald

eagles is Haliaeetus leucocephalus. The family order is

accipitridae and falconiformes. The young of bald eagles

are called eaglets or eyasses. Bald eagles are

warm-blooded and breathe oxygen from the air. A female

will lay 1 to 3 eggs every five years, with at least 1hatching.

Although all Bald Eagles are consumers, none of them eat

plants to get their chemical energy. Some birds in the eagle......

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