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Wedge-tailed eagle (Aquila audax)
| Subject: | Wedge-tailed eagle (Aquila audax)
| | Poster: | Axis (ground_assault_11@yahoo.com)
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| Resolution: 562x372
File Size: 197770 Bytes
Date: 2020:11:30 02:14:32
Upload Date: 2020:11:30 11:34:03
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The wedge-tailed eagle is Australia’s largest bird of prey. It was once considered to be a menace by farmers, who were convinced that eagles swooped down and carried lambs off in their talons. As a result, thousands of eagles were shot and poisoned. It is now known that wedge-tailed eagles mostly take rabbits, and seldom eat lambs — usually the carcasses of dead lambs rather than live ones. Nevertheless, in some parts of Australia, these majestic raptors are still shot and poisoned, despite being a legally protected species. |
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