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Our
Majestic
National Bird
Mini Fact:
Eagles are
diurnal (die-
URN-ul).
They hunt
during the
day and
sleep during
the night.
photo by Steven Vacher
Our country has a special bird as
its national symbol. The bald eagle is so
powerful and so strong, and soars so high
in the sky, that it is a symbol of freedom to
many.
Types of eagles can be found on every
continent except Antarctica. The bald eagle is
one of two species found in North America.
(The other is the golden eagle.) The bald eagle
is found only in North America.
An emblem of freedom
The bald eagle was
selected in 1782 to be
placed on the design of
the Great Seal approved
by Congress in 1782. The
Great Seal is the official
stamp, or mark, of the
United States.
You can find the great seal and eagles on
several of our coins and bills, including the
quarter.
Great hunters
Bald eagles are raptors. Raptors are birds
of prey. This means that they prey upon, or
hunt and eat, other animals.
Raptors also:
• Grab their prey with their powerful feet
and carry it away.
• Have very good eyesight.
• Have hooked beaks.
Other raptors include owls, ospreys,
hawks, vultures and falcons.
These birds are important to the balance
of nature. They control the population of
rodents and other prey species. Since raptors
eat dead animals, they help clean up the
environment.
Eagle facts
An eagle's eyesight
is possibly as much as
eight times sharper
than that of a human
with perfect vision. From about 1,000 feet
high, an eagle might spot prey over a three-
mile area.
Bald eagles have as many as 7,000 feathers.
They molt, or gradually lose and grow new
feathers, once a year. When they lose one
feather on one wing, they lose a matching
one on the other. In this
way, they don't lose
their balance.
Their feathers are
used for:
• Insulation in all
kinds of weather.
• Protecting the skin.
• Camouflage to make the bird harder to see.
Bald eagles can lift only half their weight
into the air. They don't weigh much — about
10 to 14 pounds — so they can't lift much.
The Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act makes
it a crime to take possession of an eagle or any part
of an eagle, including its feathers, nest or eggs. This
law was passed in 1940.
The Mini Page® © 2023 Andrews McMeel Syndication
NMSpet
A riddle
I have no legs.
I will never walk
but always run.
What am I?
Use the correct letter in
each number's name
to spell out the answer.
By Dan Thompson
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FIND?
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DON'T TELL ME THE BORING STUFF, OUST THE GOOD
STUFF AFTER I WAS BORN."
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Try ’it’ Find
Words that remind us of bald eagles are hidden in this puzzle.
Some words are hidden backward or diagonally, and some letters
are used twice. See if you can find:
BALANCE, BALD, BEAK,
COUNTRY, EAGLE,
EYESIGHT, FEATHERS,
MOLT, NATIONAL,
POWERFUL, PREY,
RAPTOR, RECOVER,
SACRED, SEAL, SPECIES,
STAMP, STRONG,
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Mini Spy Classics
Mini Spy and her friends are singing the national anthem. See if you
can find the hidden pictures. Then color the picture.
1 dog •
■ word MINI
1 safety pin
■ caterpillar
sock
• number 7
’ number 3
1 coffee pot
’ letter A
letter E • bell
letter B
man in the moon
1 sailboat
CELEBRITY CIPHER
by Luis Campos
Celebrity Cipher cryptograms are created from quotations by famous people, past and present.
Each letter in the cipher stands tor another,
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TODAY’S CLUE:
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I’M THE
GREATEST
FAILURE IN
THE WORLD
THE FACT THAT I
CAN’T DECIDE IS
PROOF THERE’S
SOMETHING WRONG
WITH ME
OR MAYBE... I’M
ACTUALLV THE
GREATEST ARTISTIC
GENIUS THE WORLD
HAS EVER SEEN
OR IT’S A SIGN THAT
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THAN ANYONE ELSE
WHO’S EVER LIVED
