It may sound strange and hilarious, but sometimes just after finishing a meal, we feel so full that we can’t even walk properly. The same incident happened with an Eagle, who couldn’t fly after having his meal. Let me tell you the whole story.
Upon receiving the information about a bald eagle who was in distress, the rescue team arrived there. But after scrutinizing the whole situation they found no apparent injuries, and he was still in good motion.
Nathan Ripley and Justin Pinkston, the two employees from the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA), arrived at Bulls Gap when they received a call reporting an injured eagle lying on the ground. He was lying near a road. After repairing him for testing, they concluded that he had overeaten and was temporarily not generating enough lift to fly.
Officials stated that the eagle will fly on its own after digesting the food. Hence, they took it to a safe place to complete the biological process. TWRA identified on the basis of the information available on the eagle’s anklet that it was 24 years old.
The bald eagles are raptors native to North America and scientifically named Haliaeetus Leucocephalus. The average lifespan of the eagle in the wild is about 28 years. Adult bald eagles often have a wingspan of 1.8 to 2.5 meters and weigh around 3 to 6.5 kg. Their main prey is fish but they also forage for other foods such as small mammals, birds, and carrion.
They mostly range throughout North America including Canada and all the continental United States and northern Mexico.
The bald eagle is the national bird of the United States of America and also appears on its seal. In the late 20th century, their population was estimated to be very low which has recovered now. Since the population of the bald eagle had been decreasing, the species were removed from the U.S. government’s list of endangered species on 12th July 1995, and they were transferred to the list of threatened species.
Eventually, they were removed from the list of endangered and threatened wildlife in the contiguous states on June 28, 2007.
