Test Your EAGLE EYE-Q - eagle questions - Brief Article

Ranger Rick, Nov, 2000

Eager Eagle wants to show off his tricky flying. Can you follow his path till he lands on the branch below?

games by Claire Miller; art by Patrick Merrell

Look at these bald eagle questions with your "eagle eye" and try to pick the right answers.

1. Bald eagles have powerful eyes. What's the farthest distance that they can see a rabbit? (A) 100 feet, (B) one mile, (C) 10 miles 2. These birds often have enormous nests. One of the biggest was (A) 10 feet across and as tall as a two-story house, (B) the size of a bathtub, (C) the size of a small car 3. One reason bald eagles became endangered was (A) too many were caught for zoos, (B) too many baby eagles were taken as pets, (C) a poison called DDT got into their food 4. Bald eagles eat lots of things besides fish, but what don't they eat? (A) penguins, (B) rabbits, (C) ducks 5. Young bald eagles have dark head and tail feathers. By what age do they have white heads and tails? (A) 1 year, (B) 2-3 years, (C) 4-5 years 6. A bald eagle's head isn't bald, so where did it get that name? (A) young eagles bawled (cried) a lot, (B) they were named for their bald feet, (C) the word bald comes from the Old English word balde, which meant "white" 7. You're most likely to see bald eagles (A) near rivers and wetlands, (B) on ocean islands, (C) on five-dollar bills 8. Every year about 4,000 bald eagles gather at the Chilkat River in Alaska, where they feast on (A) snakes, (B) fish, (C) bobcats 9. A female eagle wants a tricky flyer for a mate because that means (A) he can put on good shows when she's bored, (B) he'll be able to catch lots of fish to feed their chicks, (C) he won't be caught by vultures. Answers are on page 11.

Number Your Eagle Correct Eye-Q 8-9 Eagle genius 5-7 Eagle wise 3-4 Just OK on eagles 2 Time to study eagles 1 Smarter than a fish 0 Eagle meat!