The eagle has the longest lifespan of its species at up to 70 years. However, as eagles reach their 40s their talons and beaks become less effective for hunting and their heavy feathers make flying difficult. To survive, eagles must undergo a painful 150 day process of regenerating their beaks, talons, and feathers on a mountaintop in order to live for another 30 years.

2. The eagle has the longest life-span
of its’ species

3. But to reach this age,
the eagle must make a hard decision.
It can live up to 70 years

4. Its’ long and flexible talons can no longer
grab prey which serves as food
InIn its’its’ 40’s40’s

5. Its’ long and sharp beak becomes bent

6. Its’ old-aged and heavy wings,
due to their thick feathers,
become stuck to its’ chest and
make it difficult to fly.

7. Then, the eagle is left with only two options: die or go through
a painful process of change which lasts 150 days.

8. The process requires that the eagle fly
to a mountain top and sit on its’ nest.

9. There the eagle knocks its’ beak against
a rock until it plucks it out.

10. After plucking it out, the eagle will wait for a new beak toAfter plucking it out, the eagle will wait for a new beak to
grow back and then it will pluck out its’ talons.grow back and then it will pluck out its’ talons.

11. When its’ new talons growWhen its’ new talons grow
back, the eagle startsback, the eagle starts
plucking its’ old-agedplucking its’ old-aged
feathers.feathers.

12. 30 more years
And after five months, the eagle takes its’ famous flight of
rebirth and lives for
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