Animals - Northern Territory

Bald Eagle - Liberty
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Range:	North America, common through coastal Alaska and Canada.
Habitat:	Territories are confined primarily to inland lakes and rivers. They prefer to be near open areas, forests, and near water.
Diet:	Feeds almost entirely on fish, may also eat birds, small mammals, and old deer carcasses. At the zoo they eat rats, rabbits, fish, quail and chickens.
Fun Facts:	Their wing span is 6.5-8 feet long. Eagles kill their prey with one foot. By contracting the muscles in their leg, the long sharp talons sink into the prey's body. Eagles usually fly to perches to eat unless the prey is too heavy. The bald eagle was adopted as out national emblem in 1782.