They are also under threat from bird flu, which researchers have found is killing them at an "alarming rate." A popular ...

President Joe Biden recently announced the Bald Eagle as the national bird of the country. While the magnificent bird was ...

Benjamin Franklin famously criticized the bald eagle, calling it lazy and a “bird of bad moral character.” His complaint ...

The bald eagle has been lauded as a symbol of the United States, but it wasn't officially the national bird until Tuesday.

Also in 1782, Congress designated the bald eagle as the national emblem ... because it steals food from other bird species and deemed the turkey “a much more respectable bird.” ...

The iconic bald eagle is now officially the national bird of the United States. The eagle joins the bison (national mammal), ...

But it's a myth that Franklin led discussions about making the turkey the national bird; historians believe he was joking. “He never advocated for the turkey to be our great seal,” Scott said ...

The bald eagle finally became America's official national bird after a bill was signed by President Joe Biden on Christmas ...

The bird of brown and white feathers has long represented the United States as a majestic and soaring symbol, but only this ...