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Do male and female bald eagles spend the same amount of time incubating the eggs? How does one partner know when the other wants a break?

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Do male and female bald eagles spend the same amount of time incubating the eggs? How does one partner know when the other wants a break?

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A. The female does most of the incubating, but the male takes his turn so that the female can feed, groom, stretch, and fly. When a partner wants a break, he or she will call for the other but a partner often also just flies in to check on the spouse.