THE FOOD REQUIREMENT OF A BLACK EAGLE CHICK

Abstract

Summary Gargett, V. 1982. The food requirement of a Black Eagle chick. Ostrich 53:178-181. A hand-reared Black Eagle Aquila verreauxii chick that was fed on hyraxes, Heterohyrax brucei and Procavia capensis, ate 29 626 g from hatching to flying at 93 days. For 18 days after its first flight it ate 5 910 g, (mean 328 g per day). The eaglet's food intake increased in cold weather and decreased during a hot spell.