Agility.
Sharp claws.
Power.
Are these the ingredients for a top raptor?
We'll find out in the 25th episode of Animal Battle.
Ladies and gentlemen, it is my honor to present to you our two competitors:
The Harpy Eagle Versus
The Osprey And stay with us until the end of the video
because you will vote the winner of this Animal Battle and you will also find out who won
the previous one between the Sea Otter and the Giant Otter.
Let's do it!
I am Mario and this is YouTube's favorite show: ANIMAL BATTLE!
Our candidates are quite unique, so is it possible to compare them?
Well, we can compare them as always based on 6 different criteria which are none other
than Agility, Attack, Defense, Intelligence, Bonus Skill and Survival.
So being more powerful does not guarantee a win in an Animal Battle.
Also, flying birds have a huge advantage over land animals so their agility can only be
compared to that of other birds being way higher than the maximum agility of land animals.
That being said we can go right to their Agility stats.
The Harpy Eagle is resting now in a tree.
In fact, it can perch like this for 23 hours not to waste too much energy.
But birds are supposed to fly so eventually the Harpy takes off.
But wait a minute, how is this large eagle going to fly through the dense rainforest?
Well, worry not because it is adapted exactly for that.
The Harpy has a wingspan of 2 meters which seems quite impressive until you realize that
relative to its size they are still short.
Even smaller eagles have a greater wingspan, but they can only fly in open areas.
The short and broad wings of the Harpy Eagle are way better suited for living in a rainforest.
They grant the eagle high maneuverability and the Harpy is able to easily dodge trees
and branches.
And when it flies really fast the Harpy Eagle can reach a speed of 80 km/h.
Still, these adaptations cost the Harpy a lot of energy and it needs to rest sometimes.
But it wants to hunt so it dives right into water and then our boy needs to lift from
the water.
Using its powerful wings the Osprey manages to do so carrying its prey.
The Osprey shakes a little bit and continues flying to its nest.
The Osprey can also reach speeds of up to 80 km/h and when it migrates it can travel
up to 430 km per day.
Flying is also incredibly energy-consuming for the Osprey but it chooses to deal with
that differently from the Harpy.
We are going to talk about that later, but for now, let's see their stats.
Their agility stats are really high but the Harpy and the Osprey can't compete with agility
masters like peregrine falcons and goshawks.
Moving on to Bonus Skills.
The most important bonus of these raptors is their eyesight which plays a great role
in their attack and defense stats.
The Harpy Eagle has an excellent vision.
It can see something smaller than 2 cm from a distance of about 200 m.
The Harpy also has an acute sense of hearing but its smell is not that impressive and this
eagle has poor night vision.
What about the Osprey?
It has an incredible vision well adapted to detecting underwater objects from the air.
Also, because it dives so often the Osprey has closable nostrils and a dense, oily plumage
to prevent its feathers from getting waterlogged.
Ready for their Bonus Skill Stats?
They have pretty decent stats.
Now let's go to the most interesting part of the video the Attack and Defense stats.
Harpy Eagles are huge, females being larger than males.
They can reach 107 cm in length and weigh up to 8.3 kg.
Ospreys are considerably smaller and usually reach 66 cm in length and a weight of 2.1
kg.
Nonetheless, they are both powerful predators and hunt a variety of animals.
- Now, what do you wish to order?
For you Mr. Harpy I can recommend a tree-climbing mammal like a sloth or maybe a monkey or you
might wish to taste a porcupine, an armadillo or an anteater.
The Harpy Eagle goes for a monkey this time.
It finds the monkey using its sharp eyesight and takes off.
With a high speed and 13 cm long talons…
Wait a minute, 13 cm long talons?
Those are the largest talons of any living eagle and are actually larger than the claws
of grizzly bears!
Where was I?
Yes, with a high speed and 13 cm long talons it hits the monkey with 50 kg of force crushing
its bones and killing the prey instantly.
Those talons can even pierce the armor of an armadillo, but they need to be careful
because even sloths can sometimes fight back.
- What about you Mr. Osprey?
May I recommend you…
- [Fish!]
- But you've been having fish every day, you can also order…
- [Fish!]
And so the Osprey goes to hunt a fish again which consists 99% of its diet.
It spots the fish swimming in the water but the poor fish has nowhere to hide.
So the Osprey begins to dive and with incredible precision enters in the water catching the
fish with its talons.
It still needs to lift from water and even if the fish tries swimming down instinctively
the Osprey manages to lift from the water carrying its prey.
There is no escape from the osprey's powerful and sharp talons which easily penetrate the
fish's scales.
The Osprey swings the fish around so that it faces the same direction.
In this way, it is easier to carry being more aerodynamic.
After a successful hunt, the osprey heads back to its nest, only to have to repeat this
several times per day to recover the huge amount of energy lost.
Even though the Harpy Eagle is the biggest raptor in its region it can never sleep tight
at night because there is always the slim chance that a jaguar or an ocelot might hunt
it.
The Osprey has even more predators like larger eagles or owls in the air or snakes and raccoons
in the nest.
That being said let's see their stats.
They have really high attack and defense stats.
While the Harpy is clearly better at defense it is disputable which raptor has higher attack.
Whilst the Harpy is larger and has longer talons, the technique of the Osprey is incredibly
efficient leaving its prey with no fleeing option.
Now let's quickly talk about intelligence.
Raptors are usually very smart which is a trait essential to predators and these 2 birds
are no exception.
They also follow the pattern of carnivores with a high intelligence so let's see their
stats.
Pretty good.
And last, but not least let's talk about survival which is very important.
When it comes to it there is no point in having high stats if the species is on the verge
of extinction.
The Harpy Eagle will lay 2 eggs and only one of them will hatch, the other is just for
insurance.
The Hatchling will likely live for 25-35 years.
Harpy Eagles are classified as a Near Threatened species and their population is believed to
be smaller than 50 000 individuals and is still decreasing.
The deforestation of their main living area – the Amazon rainforest and the recent human-caused
is increasing.
We can finally see all of their stats.
These two raptors have very high stats but only one can be the winner.
And it is you who will choose the winner voting in the poll right there and feel free to leave
your opinions in the comments down below.
I will announce the winner in the next episode so subscribe to M from aniMals not to miss
it and because you will help Spike achieve his goal of beating both pew die pie and t-series.
Now is the time to announce the winner of the last Animal Battle between the Sea Otter
and the Giant Otter.
So, after counting all the votes, the winner is… the Giant Otter!
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and respect all animals.
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