In the lowland Neotropical forests of Central and South America, concentrated in Amazonia, a powerful symbol for biodiversity soars through the canopy. One of earth’s largest eagles in terms of mass, ...

Harpy eagles are one of the largest birds on the planet, and among the most powerful, too—they can exert several thousand pounds of pressure with their 5-inch-long talons, enabling them to instantly ...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (CBS 8) - This week's Zoo Day animal is the largest and most powerful raptor found in America, with talons that can be up to five inches long. In this video story, trainer Lindsay ...

Bears are symbols of power and resilience. Birds are symbols of freedom and mystery. At first glance, these two creatures seem to have little to do with each other. One is huge, covered in fur, and ...

Harpy eagles feed on a large variety of Neotropical mammals ranging from sloths to monkeys to coatis. While the Americas are rife with all sorts of fearsome birds of prey—the golden eagle, Cooper's ...

An ornithologist at UNCW has been using drones to study the threatened harpy eagle in the rain forests of Central America. "In remote areas like the mountains of Belize, you can't just hike in there ...

Sightings of a young harpy eagle in southern Mexico’s Lacandon Jungle in 2023 have now been verified, marking the first time in more than a decade that one of South America’s largest birds of prey has ...

(Reuters) - A fluffy Harpy Eagle recently born at Brazil's Bela Vista Biological Refuge is keeping the center's caretakers busy as they seek to preserve this near-threatened species. The white eagle, ...