What is the oldest Eagle in captivity?

[Hawkmaster]

In which country and where are you facts from?;)

[Berkut]

I know Alan Gates has a female golden eagle that came from the Highland Wildlife Park. I think he said she is around 40 years old.

[MarkOfReading]

eddie the eagle (the ski jumper)

[Berkutchi]

Hi Paul,

Here is a link from Alan Gates' website that tells of Cleo - a female golden owned by Morely Nelson that was 50 years old in 1999.

http://www.eaglehunter.co.uk/PhotoGallery/American/02-Golden%20Eagle-Cleo.htm

--Lauren

[Hawkmaster]

In the wild, Bald Eagles can live as long as 30 years. However, the average lifespan is closer to 20 years. Bald Eagles in southern Ontario appear to have a shortened lifespan of 12 years or less. The oldest known Bald Eagle in captivity is in West Stephentown, New York that lived to be almost 50 years old. A Chesapeake Bay study (Buehler et al. 1991)

[Berkut]

In Jeff Watsons study of the golden eagle he states on average in Scotland Golden Eagles live to the age of 38.

Cinnibars mother, Sabel, lived to the age of 34.

[Berkut]

Hi Paul,

Here is a link from Alan Gates' website that tells of Cleo - a female golden owned by Morely Nelson that was 50 years old in 1999.

http://www.eaglehunter.co.uk/PhotoGallery/American/02-Golden%20Eagle-Cleo.htm

--Lauren

I have to say I have looked at that photograph many times Lauren and I picture Cinnibar like that in years to come with the wing injuries she has.
Hopefully not though.

[Berkutchi]

I find that page especially interesting, Neil. Here's to Cinnibar having many fruitful years to come - both on the wing and in the breeding chamber.

--Lauren

[Cyclone]

I have to say I have looked at that photograph many times Lauren and I picture Cinnibar like that in years to come with the wing injuries she has.
Hopefully not though.

dnt think like that mate think positive she wil hopefully be 100% eventaully and droppin hares again or roe deer
shane

[Mark Collins]

Great thread, i saw sabel at the falconry centre when i was there on a course , in 1977, i can still see her now right down the end of the hawk walk on the right as you went down, i was 17 then , and i couldnt get over the beauty and size of the first golden eagle i had ever seen at close quarters, phililp glasier told me she was a berkut , amazing , she was on a big wooden block with concrete on the top , i have pictures of her somewere , cheers, mark.

[Hawkmaster]

Go on then Colin get them out son!:lol:

[MickeyDredd]

I think the female Goldie at Camperdown Park in Dundee was around 40-ish, cant remember if it was her or the male that died though. Was there recently and they have a pair again.

[EagleMan6905]

I trained a female golden that was a known 40 years old, couldn't tell by looking at her looked like any other golden eagle. Not all that difficult to train did well. Joe

[LongVVing]

I have to say I have looked at that photograph many times Lauren and I picture Cinnibar like that in years to come with the wing injuries she has.
Hopefully not though.

How old is she Neil just out of interest?

Mark

[Berkut]

How old is she Neil just out of interest?

Mark

Cinnibar is 9 years old Mark.

[Punch&Judy]

cotswold falconry have a bat eagle she is 43

[Phoenix1]

there is a tawny eagle at sparkwell zoo,devon thats believed to be 41 yrs

[Red Kite]

Gerald Summer's Spanish Golden Eagle Random died in 1995 and she was 41 years old.

[MusketMad]

i think there is a bateluer on the display circuits that is 50 ill have to find out

[Kitana]

An ophalmologist vet I know operated a 35 years old golden for cataracts 5 years ago. And of course the eagle woke up in the middle of the surgery...

[SimonC]

trever and paddy two eagles at the hawk conservancy trever is a batuleur eagle not sure on age but is very elderly and paddy is a steppe eagle and is late 30s early 40s

[Pete Kent]

I reckon that one in 'Sesame Street' has got to come somewhere near the top of the list.