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.

The average harpy eagle consumes 1.75 pounds of food a day, and can conserve energy by stashing its leftovers, so hunting trips do not have to be made daily.

The harpy eagle is the largest raptor in the Americas and one of the largest in the world. ... These powerful eagles are at the top of the rainforest food chain and have no natural predators.

June 30 (UPI) --The harpy eagle, known in Brazil as the royal-hawk, is one of the world's largest eagle species. Like so many apex predators, the harpy eagle has suffered considerable habitat ...

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 ...

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 ...

Harpy eagle, the Amazon rainforest. Populations of the harpy eagle, one of the largest eagle species in the world, are dwindling as tree canopies in the Amazon rainforest disappear, and along with ...

The harpy eagle typically lays two eggs each year, but only one hatches. The mama will spend the next year making sure the bird grows, bringing back food. As the chick grows, ...