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Royal hawk
The Royal Hawk scientific name is Harpia Harpyja, this species lives in the forests or in rivers banks of Brazil or Central America.
Characteristics of the species of royal hawk are: it is a bird, it eats snakes, lizards, frogs, and large insects and littles mammals, this species prefers to be in a vegetation area and it looks like an owl.
The royal hawk is endangered because of the destruction of trees, and great deforestation of forest areas, and the discriminated hunting that happens with it.
What can we do to help the royal hawk?
Why is it endangered?
"The harpy depends a lot on the forest", according to biologist Elisa Vandeli, a researcher at Embrapa in Manaus, she does voluntary work with rural communities so that she can show the alternatives of life in the jungle without devastation. It is part of the Gavião Real Preservation Project. She said that: “The tree is fundamental for the protection of the royal hawk, for the protection of the entire life of the forest, including the culture of the peoples of the forest, that is, we can deforest far less trees so that this species, the real hawk, does not get extinct.#we will help without deforesting.
Curiosities:
Why the name Royal Hawk? Because in honor of the Harpies of Greek mythology (beings half eagle and half woman).
This bird is widely used as a pet for the Indians so much so that when the chief dies, the bird is also killed or even buried alive with its owner.