Their name comes from the half-bird, half-human Harpy from Greek mythology, which was feared for its habit of carrying people ...
The harpy eagle is one of the most powerful eagles in the world and serves as an apex predator within the rainforest canopy ...
Harpy eagles feed on a large variety of Neotropical mammals ranging from sloths to monkeys to coatis. While the Americas are rife with all sorts of fearsome birds of prey—the golden eagle, Cooper's ...