What features does a eagle have to help catch prey?

1. Powerful vision:

- Eyesight can be eight times greater than a human's

- Can spot a rabbit from more than two miles away

- Retina composed of more than one million cone receptors; 100,000 in humans

- Cones allow them to see colors that humans can't, helping them locate food and navigate surroundings

- UV light vision enhances contrast

2. Beak and Talons:

- Hooked beak to cut and carry prey

- Powerful talons

- Crush and carry rabbits, prairie dogs, fish, squirrels, ground squirrels, marmots, other birds, snakes, lizards, turtles, insects, and carrion

3. Flight capabilities:

- Powerful flight that provides an excellent way for eagles to spot prey