A bald eagle's white head may make it look bald. But actually the name comes from an old English word, "balde," meaning white ...

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Though they seem similar, bald eagles and golden eagles actually come from two different groups. Bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalis) are more closely related to kites, whereas golden eagles (Aquila ...