Haast's eagle

High school (ages 12+)
Animals & Nature

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https://smallwhale.org/articles/haasts-eagle

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Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. How heavy is Haast's eagle?10–18 kilograms (22–40 pounds)
2. What is the scientific name?Hieraaetus moorei
3. What is the geographic origin?Endemic to the South Island of New Zealand
4. What was the Haast's eagle and how big was it?The Haast's eagle was the largest known eagle species. It weighed between 10 and 18 kilograms, bigger than modern eagles.
5. What did the Haast's eagle eat?It hunted moa, huge flightless birds that could be over 3 meters tall and weigh up to 200 kilograms.

Endemic: Native and restricted to a particular geographic region.
Megafauna: Large animals, typically weighing more than 45 kg (100 lb), that lived during the Pleistocene epoch.
Anthropogenic: Originating in human activity.
Island Biogeography: The scientific study of the factors that affect the species diversity on islands.