The Bird Of Prey: Eagles Documentary | 8K HDR Dolby Vision

Ideal predators would be powerful, quick, nimble, have acute eyesight, smashing claws and a beak. One of the most imposing bird species, these are the true rulers of the birds, lords of the air. There are more than 60 species of eagles. The subfamily of eagles include, in addition to the so-called typical eagles, the sea eagle, which primarily eats fish, the harpy eagle, which lives in tropical forests, and the short-toed snake eagle, which hunts reptiles. The majority of eagle species are found in Eurasia and Africa. Only 14 species are found in Central and South America. There are only three species in Australia and nine in North America. The eagle's most dangerous weapon are its claws. Their blow is like a hammer and they squeeze their victim like a vice. The eagle has a strong athletic vigour with tightly laying contour plumage that gives the impression of a perfect mechanism for a long evolution polished by nature for a successful hunt. The eagle's beak is bent down and very large. Its purpose is to torment its victim rather than killing it. None of the other predators has the eagle's direct fearless gaze or its acute eyes. Eagles fly and hunt during the daytime in sunlight and glare on the water does not hinder the bird as they can easily see the smallest of animals in the grass from a bird's eye view. An eagle can simultaneously track two objects with one eye. This bird of prey has an ultralight skeleton with hollow bones providing the lightness and strength of this design. Eagles may hunt everywhere whether it be in mountainous areas, a dense forest, an open plain or a body of water. Here a golden eagle is hovering over its home range. The golden eagle, one of the most well-known members of the hawk family and the largest eagle in the world, uses a technique called hovering to maintain strength during flight and stay in the air for extended periods of time. It meticulously examines the area in search of prey. It has five to eight feet in the wingspan. When an eagle like the golden eagle and other eagles spot prey from a distance of 10,000 feet, a particular ring muscle quickly focuses the eye's lens on the moving animal so that it doesn't escape its line of sight. The chase begins as the golden eagle hovers in the air moving three times faster than the hare. Once it spots a potential target, the golden eagle dives after it at a speed of between 150 and 200 miles per hour. The movable neck can rotate 270 degrees like an owl which significantly widens the field of view. The eagle has chosen the target while the hare is attempting to flee. The peregrine falcon is the fastest bird in the world and the golden eagle is the fastest among eagles flying at a speed of 240 miles per hour. The eagle uses its claws for the majority of the time, grabbing the victim behind the head with one and the back with the other, attempting to break the spine. Other times they strike the neck with their sharp beak, breaking large vessels after having caught the prey. How did people manage to obtain a golden eagle to serve their purpose of hunting ever since ancient times? Eagles have a helpful property. They can store food in their goiter for several days so they do not need to fly out and hunt daily. A good golden eagle has always been a hunter's pride. Birds were caught or taken from nests in sophisticated ways that they were tamed and trained, spending a lot of work and time on it. A free noble bird became an obedient servant of man. Eagles have been captured and hunted with them in Southeast Asia. Such a hunt was once a privilege of cons and other nobles in Europe. The largest of all birds nests, eagles build them at the highest height possible in the area to ensure the safety of their young and to have a great viewing platform and a place for ambush at the same time, as well as to take off with less effort. Every year eagles expand their nests. Eagles have a married partner for life. The largest nest ever constructed by an eagle in a tree was 20 feet deep, nine and a half feet across and weighed about three tons. The king-trained eye of a short-tailed snake eagle is able to make out not only a snake from above but even a small snake. The real danger comes from the sky as snakes periodically rise to the surface to breathe. An eagle awaits them with excellent eyesight and sharp teeth. The eagle soars aloft holding an angling snake in its talons and up above the treetops. The best hunter for these locations hovers the harpy eagle. The sea snake is their preferred food and with their strong talons they dig into their slick scaly body. A female forest eagle of this species which breeds in tropical woods is one of the biggest eagles in the world with a wingspan of seven and a half feet and a weight of up to 22 pounds. Animals that live in trees such as monkeys, possums, anteaters and even sloths are prey for harpy eagles. When harpy eagles fly out to hunt after seeing a target while perched in a tall tree the eagle quickly catches a small monkey from the cluster of branches with its claws. The victim of the harpy eagle does not even have time to oppose the eagle's claws, closing tightly giving it little chance. The legs of this eagle have the thickness of an adult male's wrist making it the most powerful bird of prey on earth. Eagles have a special mechanism in their legs that allows them to walk in one position so they can sleep while standing on a branch. After about 40 years of life the beaks and the claws of these large species of eagles grow to such an extent that the beaks are equal to the length of a person's middle finger. When this predator attacks it almost always results in an instant victory. 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