In the wild, how long can Bald Eagles bare young?
The life span of eagles in the wild is generally around 30 years. Actually, little is known about the reproductive life of eagles as they age, due to the lack of known-age/banded birds and intensive observations of same. I can tell you that we captured one of our local breeders at her age 25 years, and she went on to breed and raise young successfully in her 26th year. It is my opinion that eagles are probably productive until they die. It would be mal-adaptive for adult eagles to remain in the population as non-contributing members. More often, I believe what happens is the aging/unproductive bird is actually killed and replaced by a younger, more productive and fit adult. From: Illinois Heyworth High School Q: What did the Bald Eagles Evolve from? Who are their evolutionary ancestors? A: You mean besides reptiles ?? Only half-kidding. According to Mark Stahlmaster’s wonderful book on bald eagles, the “sea eagles” of which the bald eagle is one of eight, began evolving tens of million
