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Fun facts about the USA and the bald eagle:

1.  Benjamin Franklin, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson served on the committee that picked the bald eagle for the national seal; Franklin preferred the turkey.

2.  Bald eagles have few natural enemies and live only in North America.

3.  The white head and tail feathers of the bald eagle come in at about 4 - 5 years of age.

4.  Bald eagles are not and never were bald.  The term comes from when "bald" meant "white-headed."

5.  Their maximum speed is 40 miles per hour and can get up to 100 miles per hour while in a dive.

6.  Bald Eagles can lift roughly half their body weight.

7.  The bald eagle is no longer considered endangered and is now considered threatened.

8.  The only other kind of eagle in North America is the golden eagle.

9.  Bald eagles will mate for life. If one of the pair dies, the survivor will accept a new mate.

10.  In the USA it is a felony to shoot an eagle.