Harpy eagle (Harpia harpyja)

[peter]

(02-16-2021, 05:20 AM)epaiva Wrote: Picture of huge female and male in Imataca, Estado Bolivar, Venezuela. The difference in size  is incredible in favor of females. Males normally weight from 4,5 to 5 kilograms and females from 8 to 9,5 kilograms, he captured and weighted a huge female that weighed 11 kilograms. 
Picture courtesy of Alexander Blanco

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A bird of prey hunting in difficult conditions (dense forests) exceeding 10 kg in weight? That's about twice the size of a, large, female golden eagle. Almost prehistoric. 

You told us Dr. Alexander Blanco has studied harpy eagles for about a quarter of a century (...). Very impressive indeed. Unheard of these days. He must know a lot about these eagles. As much as Packer knows about lions. We know about Packer, who can turn into a lion at will, but one of the great harpy specialists is all but unknown over here. 

Could you tell us a bit more about Dr. Pilar Alexander Blanco Marquez and the things he discovered in the past 25 years? We're very interested. Reply