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When America's Founding Fathers affixed a bald eagle to the great seal of the United States in 1782, they likely had no idea they were highlighting what would become one of the greatest wildlife ...

Congress passed the measure with unanimous support. Although the bird of prey is at the center of the Great Seal of the United States, it was never formally recognized as the country's official bird.