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The Steller's sea eagle is one of the largest raptors in the world, weighing up to 20 pounds with an eight-foot wingspan. There are only about 4,000 of them left. John Charles Putrino hide caption

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One of the rarest eagles in the world has birdwatchers flocking to Maine

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A bald eagle takes flight from a sandbar with its meal in its talons off of Brunswick, Maine, along the New Meadows River, on Aug. 22, 2011. Pat Wellenbach/AP hide caption

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A Steller's sea eagle is pictured in 2014 in Paris during a presentation of several endangered raptor species. A Steller's sea eagle, native to Asia, was spotted in Massachusetts this week. Thomas Samson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Jeff Bridges, John Goodman and Steve Buscemi portay bowling teammates The Dude, Walter and Donny. Mondadori Portfolio/Mondadori via Getty Images hide caption

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20 Years On, 'The Big Lebowski' Reminds Us To Slow Down, Dude

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An eagle family has adopted a baby red-tailed hawk in British Columbia, but scientists are not sure how much longer these natural enemies can live in harmony. Lynda Robson/Hancock Wildlife Foundation hide caption

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A still image from the American Eagle Foundation shows the eaglet from egg #1, and egg #2 — with the pip, or developing hole in the shell — just beginning to be visible on Saturday. American Eagle Foundation hide caption

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Caught red-beaked: This eagle grabbed a small wildlife camera in western Australia, flew away with it and then pecked away at the lens. ABC Kimberley hide caption

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Back together. The female, left, taught her mate how to get up to the perch. Wendi Pencille/Bless the Beasts Foundation hide caption

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Eagle Love Story: Injured Mates Reunited At Rehab Center

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