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The Truth About Bald Eagles

Bald eagles look awesome. It’s why they’re a good national symbol; they seem so fearsome and regal. But it turns out a lot of what you know about these majestic creatures is completely wrong. Learn more: for more Popular Science on YouTube ►► — Producer/Video by: Jason Lederman Narrator: Jess Boddy Researcher: Sara Chodosh Cameras:…

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Bald eagles look awesome. It’s why they’re a good national symbol; they seem so fearsome and regal. But it turns out a lot of what you know about these majestic creatures is completely wrong.

Learn more:

for more Popular Science on YouTube ►►

Producer/Video by: Jason Lederman

Narrator: Jess Boddy

Researcher: Sara Chodosh

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Music: APM Music

Media: Pond5, Pixabay, US Fish & Wildlife Service, Prelinger Archives (archive.org), Wikimedia Commons

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  1. I has a cat i'm aubrey

    July 3, 2019 at 1:24 pm

    im first! happy independence day USA love ya

    • claypittoad

      October 20, 2019 at 8:33 pm

      bald is old english for white

  2. MAMMOTH exe

    July 3, 2019 at 2:50 pm

    I’ve also seen a bald 🦅 pick up a baby and drop it.

    • filonin2

      July 3, 2019 at 4:30 pm

      That video was debunked by Captain Disillusion years ago.

    • Nebraska Birdwatching

      September 27, 2019 at 11:24 pm

      Debunked by creator!

  3. ALBERT EINSTEIN

    July 3, 2019 at 2:53 pm

    The truth is that bald eagles aren’t bald

    • Rabidcolombian

      July 5, 2019 at 5:51 am

      WWHHHHAAAAA????

  4. Beach&BoardFan

    July 3, 2019 at 4:12 pm

    Who shits on bald eagles just before independence day!

    • Avia Littlehawk

      July 8, 2019 at 4:52 pm

      YouTube red tailed hawk dude

  5. Adam Church

    July 4, 2019 at 2:42 pm

    Females are bigger to carry eggs

  6. Arch Simpson

    July 4, 2019 at 5:30 pm

    I live where Bald Eagles are plentiful, literally in the thousands (Pacific Coast). It is hilarious to see them being chased by irate Seagulls.

  7. Avia Littlehawk

    July 8, 2019 at 4:51 pm

    Thats true Red Tailed hawks have piercing screeches. I know I hear them all the time. They scream to awaken one soul

  8. Ben Lamptey

    July 9, 2019 at 10:35 am

    If Franklin saw his country today, he’d probably see that the Bald Eagle is very fitting as a national symbol.

    • GOOGLE TAQIYYA

      July 11, 2019 at 6:01 pm

      What a moronic statement. If we were to use any animal instead name me one that cannot be criticized one way or another. How about instead of doing the leftist thing and focusing on negative aspects of everything American, you can realize that no nation ever in the history of the universe cannot be torn down, belittled and denigrated in as many ways as the leftards do and that every nation that has people will have flaws and try to take in the positive and the negative ? Unless you are perfect that is. Your statement is either misguided about the eagle or about the US, the greatest nation that has ever existed. Unless you can find another that is overall better.

  9. Russian pig, русским привет

    July 10, 2019 at 11:54 am

    Does anyone want to help me leave Russia? I want to by free and not to be in russian army

  10. GOOGLE TAQIYYA

    July 11, 2019 at 5:53 pm

    Yet another needless attack on everything American. How shocking and provocative. Wonderful leftists…for me to poop on !

  11. Nebraska Birdwatching

    September 27, 2019 at 11:21 pm

    Uploaded on my birthday! 🙂

  12. BlackTrunx 0811

    October 1, 2019 at 6:58 pm

    “A bird of bad character” because it steals other birds’ food, like Americans didn’t steal this land from Native Americans and call it their own…

    • hockeymd64

      October 20, 2019 at 9:23 pm

      We didn’t steal the land from them. We fought for it and won. It has been happening throughout time. Countries fighting other countries and taking land. Get over it and stop with the mis-information.

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