jueves, 25 de febrero de 2010








This is a Spanish
Imperial Eagle


Eagles are large birds of prey.




They are dark brown-black with prominent white "shoulders" and 75-84 cm long.
This animal is oviparous. It lays the eggs.
It´s got strong wings.
It is carnivorous. It feeds mainly on
rabbits, and many other animals, such as partridges, rodents, hares, pigeons, crows, ducks and even dogs.
There are many threats such as poisoning, electrocution and insufficient food.

There are only 253 breeding pairs in Spain in the Sierras of Guadarrama and Gredos, the plains of the Tajo and Tiétar rivers, the central hills of Extremadura, Montes de Toledo, the Alcudia valley, Sierra Morena and the Guadalquivir marshes.



VOCABULARY
Threat= amenaza
Poisoning= envenenemiento
Rodent= roedor
Hare= liebre
Crow= cuervo
Pigeon= paloma






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