Berkut is a winged killer attacking people and wolves! Golden eagle against deer and fox!

Berkut is a winged killer attacking people and wolves! Golden eagle against deer and fox!
Birds of prey are some of the most successful and diverse hunters on the planet. Thanks to the ability to fly, they were able to master the most unusual habitats and learned to hunt almost any prey, from insects to large mammals. The hero of today's video is one of the largest and most dangerous raptors, regularly attacking prey several times its size and posing a real threat even to humans. Meet Berkut!

Reading aloud Birds of prey are some of the most successful and diverse hunters on the planet. Thanks to their ability to fly, they have been able to inhabit the most unusual places and have learned to hunt almost any prey, from insects to large mammals. The hero of today's video is one of the largest and most dangerous birds of prey, regularly attacking prey several times its own size and posing a real threat even to humans. Meet the golden eagle!

The golden eagle is one of the most successful and widely distributed birds of prey. Its range covers almost the entire Northern Hemisphere, including much of North America and Eurasia. Golden eagles prefer open spaces as their habitat, especially mountains and steppes since they are not effective hunters in dense forests due to their enormous wings.

The length of a golden eagle can reach 1 meter, with a weight of 7 kilograms, and a wingspan of up to 2.5 meters. Like other birds of prey, the golden eagle has incredibly sharp vision, one of the best among all living organisms. The eyebrow ridge, which gives the golden eagle a menacing appearance, is necessary to protect it from bright sunlight. A well-developed nictitating membrane moisturizes and cleanses the eyes.

The focus of the golden eagle's eye, as with other birds, is not only due to changes in the curvature of the lens, like in mammals, but also due to the movement of the lens relative to the retina. There are two zones on the retina with maximum image clarity, instead of one in mammals and most other birds. Thanks to these adaptations, the golden eagle can detect objects the size of a hare from several kilometers away.

The golden eagle can hunt at any time of day, but usually hunts in the morning or evening. During the hunt, it often soars in ascending air currents for long periods. But sometimes, especially in cloudy weather, it prefers to spot prey while sitting on a high point such as a tree or a tall rock.

The golden eagle's prey is usually relatively small animals, such as ground squirrels. It also often hunts hares. Large species of hares can weigh up to 8 kilograms and run at speeds of up to 70 kilometers per hour. But even this is not enough to escape from the golden eagle. Its speed in normal horizontal flight can reach 130 kilometers per hour, and this is more than enough to catch any land animal. If the golden eagle dives at its prey from a height, it can reach speeds of up to 320 kilometers per hour, making it one of the fastest animals on the planet.