How much can this eagle carry? Prey wise?

The Harpy Eagle.

I don't get the half a ton..

Stupid question. My apologies. My ignorance. Maybe I am lost with his accent.

Is that açcording to their body size, cos' I can't see no eagle picking up a lion or bear.

Meaning if they weigh 7kg they can lift 3.5kg?

a reply to: KaelemJames

No half ton but 1/2 their body weight

a reply to: the2ofusr1

Thank you so much. God bless.

a reply to: KaelemJames

The transcript reads;

"It's one of the strongest raptors in the world, capable of carrying half it's own body weight in prey to their waiting offspring."

a reply to: MerkabaTribeEntity

Thank you.

Now I have it.

God bless, and thanks for the script.

Much obliged.

a reply to: KaelemJames

Thanks for the post, learned something new today. Amazing and beautiful birds so it seems.
Just a short Wiki on Harpy and prey.

Harpy eagles routinely take prey weighing more than 7 kg (15 lb).They possess the largest talons of any living eagle. They have been recorded as lifting prey up to equal their own body weight. That allows the birds to snatch a live sloth from tree branches, as well as other huge prey items. Males usually take relatively smaller prey, with a typical range of 0.5 to 2.5 kg (1.1 to 5.5 lb) or about half their own weight.The larger females take larger prey, with a minimum recorded prey weight of around 2.7 kg (6.0 lb). Adult female harpies regularly grab large male howler or spider monkeys or mature sloths weighing 6 to 9 kg (13 to 20 lb) in flight and fly off without landing, an enormous feat of strength

originally posted by: KaelemJames
a reply to: MerkabaTribeEntity

Thank you.

Now I have it.

God bless, and thanks for the script.

Much obliged.

I don't know much about the Harpy Eagle but here are some Golden Eagles taking down some serious animals

Is this a European Harpy Eagle, or an African Harpy Eagle?

Perhaps its the way he grips it?


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