Creature Feature: The Bald Eagle! If you've ever seen a bald
eagle, you'll have probably noticed something a little bit
strange - they aren't bald! This is because the name actually
comes from an old English word, "balde", meaning white. Bald
Eagles are found in North America, and have been the national
symbol of the United States since 1782. But did you know that
these beautiful birds were once on the brink of extinction
because of hunting and pollution? Luckily, laws created almost
50 years ago have helped protect them, and they've made a
comeback. Yeah! One of the most awesome sights in nature is a
bald eagle swooping down from the sky to grab a fish. They can
soar over a 3,048m high (that's over nine times the height of
the Eiffel tower!), and their great eyesight lets them see fish
up to 1.6km away. When they attack, they drop down, glide just
above the water, snag a fish with their feet, and fly off to eat
it. Babies, called eaglets, are born light grey then turn brown
as they get older. When they are f