sentences:  The prey type historically most often associated with the eastern imperial eagle, at least in Europe, has been ground squirrels and hamsters.While these are significant, the primary prey type can vary and often hares or hedgehogs appear to take the primary position in recent studies.The largest European dietary study to date, a multi-year analysis from Hungary, showed that European hare ("Lepus europaeus") were the primary foods, making up 27.4% of a total of 8,543 prey items.