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Message: <blockquote data-quote="BrownnishSkua" data-source="post: 1623130" data-attributes="member: 79711">I undersatnd what you mean, I am not sure if the steller's sea eagle has a stronger beak compared to a philippine's monkey eagle, however, I like to say that it is still strong enough to rip through salmon means something even if salmon is not as tough as raptiles. Stller's also hunt other animals occassionally other than salmon (e.g. foxes). A sharp danger which slices downwards is only for quick killing and one used for slicing sideways can acctually create more damage even if vital organs are not touch (both eagles are capable of doing both with one specialise in one more than the other).Comparing beaks using seperate pictures would not necessarily give you an accurate comparison (putting them side by side would - for example putting a golden eagle's talon and bald eagle's talons on seperate pictures will not be nearly as accurate as putting them side by side. The lappet-faced vulture's beak is more like a ripper and a chropper for tearing down tough hide of even the largest animals (starts from the weaker parts of elephant,rhino, girrafe, or hippo but it can tear directly through zebra, wildebeast, and python cascase which are fresh easily - sorry for repeating myself). The philippine's monkey eagle's beak looks like its more for stabbing and tearing and both beaks seem to be compressed yet the lappet-faced vulture's beak is measured to be 10cm long and 5 cm deep (much larger than the philippine's eagles beak - info on the eagles beak size posted by balawe - therefore despite both beaks being strong and compressed - the lappet-faced vulture's beak is still stronger, heavier, and larger).Well, the philippine's monkey eagle doesn't need a beak as strong as a lappet-faced vulture because it is not made to open hide the way the lappet-faced vulture is and lappet-faced vultures sometimes rip open tough hide or large animals and just lose interest in the carcase much to the benefit of the lesser vultures - they don't just pick on dead animals as there are seasons which they do hunting of their own too.However, I agree that eagle taking on python is impressive.No wroories, each to their own <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />.</blockquote>

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