Harpy eagles feed on a large variety of Neotropical mammals ranging from sloths to monkeys to coatis. While the Americas are rife with all sorts of fearsome birds of prey—the golden eagle, Cooper's ...

Bird-watching isn’t usually a dangerous game, even if it’s deep in the jungle of French Guiana. But when one woman strayed a little too far behind a tour group after spotting a large bird of prey, she ...

In November 2020, a photograph supposedly showing a rainbow-colored harpy eagle circulated on social media: This is not a genuine photograph of a harpy eagle. This image was digitally edited to make ...

Bird watching is not just a fun and peaceful activity, as it teaches patience, sharpens observation skills, and helps one feel closer to nature. It is rarely considered a dangerous activity. However, ...

The harpy is one of the largest species of eagle. As is often the case with birds of prey, females are larger than males. The birds can grow to 36 to 40 inches. Females weigh between 13 to 20 pounds.

In the lowland Neotropical forests of Central and South America, concentrated in Amazonia, a powerful symbol for biodiversity soars through the canopy. One of earth’s largest eagles in terms of mass, ...

Sometimes we all need a reminder to stop and appreciate the little things in life. Lucky for us, San Diego Zoo knows it too, and shared a beautiful video that will give you a moment of Zen. They ...

The day kicked off to a good start as early in the morning we watched the nest of a harpy eagle. We also visited some additional forest fragments in the urban area of Alta Floresta where logging ...

A new study finds that nesting trees for the harpy eagle in the Amazon are almost all targeted by the commercial timber industry. The eagles were found to select trees with specific architecture to ...

Maquenque Mixed Wildlife Refuge, located in Boca Tapada, Pital de San Carlos, was the scene of a Harpy Eagle sighting. In Costa Rica, the last recorded sighting was in 2017. On that occasion, it was ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Very few birds in the world have been known to attack ...