How long is a bald eagle, beak to tail?

Compared with things you know

• About 3.6 times the width of a basketball (24 cm)
• About 49% as long as an adult bicycle (1.75 m)
• About 19% as long as a family car (4.5 m)

Did you know?

Bald eagles build the largest tree nests recorded for any animal: up to 4 m deep, 2.5 m wide and about 1 tonne.

More sizes

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• European badger75 cm · 2 ft 6 in long
• Tiger1 m · 3 ft 3 in tall at the shoulder
• Dodo70 cm · 2 ft 4 in tall
• Red deer1.1 m · 3 ft 7 in tall at the shoulder

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