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Golden Eagle

Biology

The golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) is a large raptor with a wingspan of up to 2.3 meters. In its hunting stoop, it reaches speeds exceeding 240 km/h, making it one of the fastest animals alive.

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Metrics

Scientific Name

Aquila chrysaetosHigh

Linnaeus, 1758. Family Accipitridae.

Body Length

0.850mHigh

Wingspan

2.10mHigh

Fifth-largest wingspan of all living eagle species.

Mass

4.50kgHigh

Heaviest wild record: 7.7 kg (Wyoming, 2006).

Relations

Compares toEmperor PenguinAnalogyMedium

The golden eagle weighs only a tenth of an emperor penguin but flies a hundred times faster.

Explanations

Draft

The Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) is one of the largest birds of prey found across Europe and Asia. With a wingspan of about 2.1 meters and a body length of 85 centimeters, it is perfectly adapted to life in mountains and open landscapes. In a hunting dive, it reaches breathtaking speeds of up to 320 km/h, making it one of the fastest animals on Earth. Despite its impressive size, it weighs only about 4.5 kilograms and can live up to 30 years in the wild.

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