How do Eagles Learn to Fly?
According to IUB.edu, eagles’ wings have three types of feathers, which help them fly with less effort. Covert feathers add front-end thickness, forcing air up and over the wing. Primaries spread apart reducing friction, and secondary feathers move up and down lessening drag.ImprintingEaglets learn to fly by watching their parents. According to the American Eagle Foundation, eaglets go through the process of imprinting, which means they become attached to the first moving object seen, usually between nine days and six weeks of age.Flying FeathersThe baby becomes a fledgling when its fluffy baby down is replaced by flying feathers around the age of two months. At this time the eaglet begins to stretch its wings, as it feels the billowing wind, and may drift above the nest for a short time.Parental InfluenceParents try to persuade the fledgling to fly by hovering above the nest flapping their wings in encouragement. If the baby still refuses to fly, a parent entices it by holding food ju
