The bald eagle has been a major player in American conservation history. Chosen by Congress as the nation's symbol in 1782, it was soon to become a casualty of the country's social and technological ...

Using preserved pheasant skins, scientists can record data about the tail, wings, beak and feet. This provides clues to the birds' lives and habits. Hein adds, 'Whole taxidermy mounts are used in our ...

This juvenile bald eagle hasn’t acquired his adult feathers yet. / Bruce Bennett/GettyImages Obviously, adult bald eagles aren’t really bald, either—their heads have bright white plumage ...

The eagle is a national symbol ... In the Aleutian Islands in Alaska I found bald eagles that were wilder and tougher than that. They were dirty, they were wet, and they fought with each other ...

Having collected the most recent census data from state and federal bald-eagle managers in each of the lower 48 states and the District of Columbia, the Center for Biological Diversity has determined ...

Plant reproduction is the production of new individuals from one or more parent plants. This can be accomplished by sexual or asexual means. Despite theoretical expectations of balanced 1:1 sex ...

Large birds like eagles need large nests! Bald eagle nests are about 5 to 6 feet in diameter and 2 to 4 feet tall. If the ...

Instead, these plants produce an identical copy of themselves. This type of reproduction is known as asexual reproduction. Plants can reproduce asexually in a number of different ways. Some plants ...

This story appears in the January 2018 issue of National Geographic magazine. Last January on Unalaska Island, Suzi Golodoff poured herself a hot cup of coffee, pulled on her boots, and stepped ...

KEEP SENDING A North Carolina is facing a year in prison and a $100,000 fine after he admitted to fatally shooting a bald eagle, according to Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District ...

A bald eagle initially thought to be injured because it couldn’t fly was found to be healthy after wildlife officials determined the bird was just "too fat" after feasting on roadkill.

State Rep. Paul Takac and Bald Eagle Area school board member Jason Penland appear outside Bald Eagle Area Middle School in a political ad for Takac’s campaign. Screen capture Twenty-five days ...