It is estimated that 3% of U.S. executions in the period from 1890 to 2010 were botched. In the 2014 book, Gruesome Spectacles: Botched Executions and America's Death Penalty, Austin Sarat, a professor of jurisprudence and political science at Amherst College, describes the history of flawed executions in the U.S. during that period.
Unlike some other eagle species, bald eagles rarely take on evasive or dangerous prey on their own. The species mainly target prey which is much smaller than themselves, with most live fish caught weighing 1 to 3 kg (2.2 to 6.6 lb) and most waterbirds preyed weighing 0.2 to 2.7 kg (0.44 to 5.95 lb).
Jacobson once saw an eagle carrying a mink and heâs heard stories of eagles carrying small muskrats. Eagles in the Aleutians are known to prey on sea otter pups during pupping season. But fish is the bald eaglesâ bread and butter.Other eagles are a different. Jacobson said golden eagles are very comparable in size and weight to bald eagles, but they target different prey. âGolden eagles are not bigger or stronger, but they have very different behavior,â he said.agles in the Aleutians are known to prey on sea otter pups during pupping season. But fish is the bald eaglesâ bread and butter. Other eagles are a different. Jacobson said golden eagles are very comparable in size and weight to bald eagles, but they target different prey.