Harpy eagles are among the strongest birds on Earth, capable of capturing prey nearly their own size. Their enormous talons and crushing grip allow them to snatch monkeys and sloths straight from the ...

The harpy eagle is one of the most extreme predators on the planet — a raptor so powerful it can drag a full-grown monkey or ...

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, ...

Harpy eagles are one of the largest birds on the planet, and among the most powerful, too—they can exert several thousand pounds of pressure with their 5-inch-long talons, enabling them to instantly ...

Eagles are powerful birds of prey found worldwide. They have large beaks and strong talons. Some of the largest species by weight include the Steller's sea eagle and harpy eagle. The Philippine eagle ...

Bears are symbols of power and resilience. Birds are symbols of freedom and mystery. At first glance, these two creatures seem to have little to do with each other. One is huge, covered in fur, and ...

MATO GROSSO, BRAZIL — It was supposed to be a shortcut. Now, waist-high in latte brown water, I find myself stumbling over submerged logs, ducking under ant-teeming briars, and pushing through sticky ...

"The pain was intense, but during the fall, I was only thinking about the chick," says Venezuelan vet Alexander Blanco of the time he plummeted from a treetop in the Venezuelan rainforest with a harpy ...