Wedge-tailed eagle |
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| Title : | Wedge-tailed eagle |
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| Date of creation : | ca. 1932 | ||
| Format : | Photograph | ||
| Dimensions : | 55 x 80 mm | ||
| Contributor : | State Library catalogue | ||
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| Donated by : | John Mannion |
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| Description : |
A wedge-tailed eagle probably wounded by shooters. The Wedge-tailed Eagle has been hunted in the past because of its reputation for killing lambs. However rabbits and carrion are the most important part of its diet although it is an opportune hunter that also eats marsupials, young dingos and other birds such as galahs. It is now a protected species. |
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| Period : | 1927-1939 |
| Further reading : | Cayley, Neville W. What bird is that?, Dingley, Vic. : Redwood Editions, 2000 Olsen, Penny. Wedge-tailed eagle, Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing, 2005. |
| Internet links : | Wedge-tailed Eagle : Australian Museum factsheet |
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