🦅 Bald eagle vs Lion 🦁
The lion is about 4 times as long as the bald eagle. The lion weighs about 40 times as much as the bald eagle.
| Row | 🦅 Bald eagle | 🦁 Lion |
|---|---|---|
| Top speed We don't have a checked number for the lion yet. | 35 to 40 mph56 to 64 km/h1 | no checked number yet |
| Weight The lion weighs about 40 times as much as the bald eagle. | 7 to 14 lb3.2 to 6.4 kg2 | 414 lb188 kg3 |
| Lives The bald eagle lives a bit longer than the lion. | 20 years20 years4 | 16 years16 years5 |
| Eats The bald eagle eats fish; the lion eats meat. | mostly fish, plus ducks and dead animals | zebras, wildebeest, buffalo and other grazing animals |
| Lives in They live in different kinds of places, so they would hardly ever meet. | near lakes, rivers and coasts across North America | the savannas of Africa, and one forest in India |
Which one? Bald eagle or lion
🏁 Who would win the race?
We don't have a checked top speed for the lion yet, so there is no race.
We only race. Real animals mostly avoid each other. A race is the only fair contest: who reaches the tree first, by top speed.
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The link carries only the two animals’ names: peabody.kids/animals/compare/bald-eagle-vs-lion
Where these numbers come from
- National Park Service, Upper Delaware, checked 30 October 2026.
- National Park Service, Kenai Fjords, checked 30 October 2026.
- US Fish and Wildlife Service, Federal Register 2015 (Listing Two Lion Subspecies), checked 30 October 2026.
- National Park Service (North American bald eagle), checked 30 October 2026.
- Smithsonian's National Zoo, Lion, checked 30 October 2026.