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GOLDEN EAGLE
The golden eagle makes middle-sized mammals
its leading choice food choice, even though on
rare occasion it dispatches a mammal as large
as an adult deer, pronghorn, or mountain goat.
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HEN IT COMES TO WINGED
PREDATORS IN MONTANA, BALD
EAGLES AND GOLDEN EAGLES
STAND AT THE TOP OF THE HEAP. To qualify
as an apex predator, size counts. And the ac-
cessories that come along with an eagle whose
wingspreads can reach over seven feet happen
to be super-sized, too. e whole package helps
Montana's eagles fill their bellies with prey both
middling and large.
