Eagles of Middle Earth

Michelle IngarraSteven Acevedo

Location/Physical

• Reside in New Zealand• Weigh nearly 200 kg• Have a 2.5/3 meter wing span• Wings alone weigh 10-14 kg• At the top of the food chain

Gender/Life Span/Skills

• Both male and female• Good Hunters ( hunted other birds)• They live up to 20-30 years

History

• Eagle is though to be the Hokioi of Maori oral history is recorded in rock art

• Artifacts shaped from eagle bone prove the eagle co-existed with early Polynesians

• No evidence that humans were targets or prey.

Notable Characters

• Gwaihir – descendent from Thorondor- Was the swiftest of the eagles- Lived in the Northern Misty Mountains• Thorondor- King of the Eagles-beak is made of gold-wing span is 180 feet