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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Blubeak_2007" data-source="post: 1624013" data-attributes="member: 50530">See that's what Im saying they are similar in DESIGN I was trying to show their beak in pics just to give idea how they look like closely (picture comparison very unreliable it pepends on the angle of the object taken) According to your source? (Could you post your source pls.) LFV beaks measures 10 cm x 5 cm while Philppine eagle has a (73.3  x  50.6 x 72.6 mm) or 7.3 x 5.6 x 7.2 cm on AVERAGE size actually quite small diff in length (2.7 cm) IF it was really 10 cm long? and the PE beak seems even deeper 5.6 cm 7.3 long with a large gape of 72.6. where else you couldn't agree? it's very clear.About those animals with thick hide you've mention they are not accessible to PE home range meaning nobody knows how the PE eagle would fair with the kind of beak I'm pretty sure It can do the same. As the experts says "Relate the structure to the function"Link; <a href="http://en.allexperts.com/q/Wild-Animals-705/2009/1/Large-bill-skull.htm" target="_blank">http://en.allexperts.com/q/Wild-Animals-705/2009/1/Large-bill-skull.htm</a>In closing  Biologists recognize the significant difference among eagles and other birds like the Vultures: some are built to hunt in the tight confines of a forest, while others are designed to soar high above open plains and water with nary a wing flap while others evolved in feeding on dead and sometimes rotting carcassess they are all special with an important role to our environment that we all should respect and protect.ATB</blockquote>

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