The bald eagle is a bird of prey-that is, a flesh-eating bird. Its Latin name-Haleaeetus leucocephalus-means 'white-headed sea eagle.' It is called 'bald' because the word was used in times past to mean white or white faced.
1 There are still occasional unconfirmed local reports of Spixâs macaw sightings in Serra da Capivara National Park. 2  Spixâs macaw is relatively long-lived, estimates suggest it could reach 20 to 30 years of age in the wild.
Amputee toddler with one-of-a-kind arm cancer adjusts to her condition with the help of Doc the rescue kitten who also had her paw removed after horror accident. Scarlette Tipton, two, had to have her left arm removed at 10 months old.