THE ANIMALS

Golden Eagle

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GOLDEN EAGLE

Aquila chrysaetos

Class

Birds

 

Order

Accipitriformes

 

Family

Accipitridae

 

Origin

Widespread in mountainous areas of Europe, America, Asia, Japan below the permanent snow line

 

Diet

Mammals and birds

 

Curiosity

The specimen on display is an unrecoverable male, found in Macugnaga in 2004 with a severe wing fracture. Since it could no longer be reintroduced into the wild, the Province of VCO entrusted it to the park.

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