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Philippine Eagle ("Dakila") - a Pair Keeps 130 sq km Forest Territory

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(DSC02068) The Philippine Eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi): Longevity - The Philippine Eagle is a long-lived species. A captive bird in Rome Zoo was received full grown in 1934 and died in 1976, making it at least 41 years old at death. A male eaglet at the Philippine Eagle Center arrived as a young bird in 1969 and it's still alive and that makes it about 34 years old. It is still unknown how old eagles get in the wild. But based on the fact that wild birds face the many exigencies of the forest environment which is rather absent in the captive conditions, wild birds may live shorter than captive birds. The Philippine Eagle sits on top of the food chain and is considered the barometer of the health and well-being of the forest ecosystem. Studies have shown that pair of eagles maintain a forest territory of about 130 square kilometers. Only 300 pairs are estimated to remain throughout the country. (Taken from http://www.philippineeagle.org/index?pag eval=thephileagle)

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