The Philippine eagle is the "national bird" of the Philippines. It is known as the "noblest aviator" in the world and has the reputation of "tiger among eagles". It mainly preys on various arboreal animals, such as cats and monkeys, bats, snakes, lizards, hornbills, civet cats, macaques, rabbits and voles. It is very fierce when pecking at monkeys, so it is called ape-eating eagle and monkey-eating eagle, but this rare bird is now on the verge of extinction.
This carnivore, which once spread all over the Philippine jungle, is now on the verge of extinction due to the sharp reduction of forests caused by human wanton killing and human reclamation. In addition to the difficult living environment, the unusual loneliness of Philippine eagles has also brought a lot of trouble to their survival, which has reduced their families day by day. According to the observation of zoologists, the Philippine eagle only asks for one partner in its life, and no change can shake its loyalty to love.
At present, there are less than 500 pairs of Philippine eagles left in the Philippines, mainly concentrated in the rainforests of Mindanao. In order to save the endangered Philippine eagle, researchers at the Philippine Eagle Center have been working on artificial breeding for decades.
According to the statistics of the World Carnivorous Birds Center, headquartered in Idaho, USA, the Philippine eagle is the rarest of all large forest eagles at present, with a strong body, a body length of nearly 1 m, a weight of more than 4 kg, and wings spread up to 3 meters. Because it was strictly protected by law before, the Philippine eagle can be seen everywhere in this archipelago country; Now, they can only be seen occasionally in Luzon, Samar, Leyte and southern Mindanao.
When a large number of "tigers among eagles" soar over the Philippine jungle, it may be the day when we humans live in harmony with nature.