The harpy eagle’s talons have enough force and grip to pull up prey of about their own weight. Harpy eagles are apex predators in their food chain, feeding on opossums, monkeys, and sloths ...

Meet the Harpy Eagle, a real-life monster bird with biology so extreme, it seems pulled from a fantasy novel. Towering up to 3.5 feet tall with a wingspan of 7 feet and legs as thick as a human ...

This might not sound like much, but for comparison, a great-horned owl only weighs about 3 pounds. ... The Harpy eagle lives far from Texas, but our actions can still affect these birds.

The harpy is one of the largest species of eagle. As is often the case with birds of prey, females are larger than males. The birds can grow to 36 to 40 inches. Females weigh between 13 to 20 ...

The Harpy Eagle Project has spent 25 years monitoring more than 60 nests in the Amazon, the Cerrado region and the Atlantic Forest; one of its programs aims to approach conservation in an ...

Banner image: Adult harpy eagle courtesy of Tom Ambrose. Related audio from Mongabay’s podcast: The sounds of tropical katydids can benefit conservation efforts in Costa Rica, listen here: ...

Zoo Miami welcomes exotic baby birds. A cinereous vulture and a harpy eagle are among the rare hatchlings from Asia, Africa, and tropical regions of the Americas.