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Date: Wed Mar 10 2004 - 12:42:38 EST
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Challenge Question #12:
In what ways does the eagle’s tail help sustain their fishing and scavenging lifestyle?
The tail - is very important for flight and maneuvering. While the bald eagle is soaring or gliding in flight, the tail feathers are spread, in order to attain the largest surface area and increase the effect of thermals and updrafts. The tail also helps to brake the eagle when landing and assists in stabilization during a controlled dive or swoop toward prey. The strength of the feathers and the follicles holding the feathers is quite impressive, while watching the tail move back and forth and up and down during maneuvers.
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