It dives down onto its prey and snatches it with outstretched feet. Its short, broad wings help the harpy fly almost straight up, too, so it can attack prey from below as well as above. And the harpy eagle can turn its head upside down to get a better look at its potential meal.

How do harpy eagles get their food?

They prey on tree-dwelling mammals including sloths, monkeys, and opossums; large birds such as macaws and curassows; and reptiles like iguanas and snakes. ... With proportionately short wings and long tails, the Harpy Eagles can fly between trees and branches with amazing agility in pursuit of their prey.

Do harpy eagles eat deer?

Harpy eagles eat monkeys, sloths, opossums, porcupines, young deer, snakes, and iguanas.