The harpy eagle — a mythical-looking species thought extinct in Mexico — has been documented in the Lacandon Jungle of ...

"Harpy" is not a play on words for "happy," though some believe that is how the harpy eagle (Harpia harpyja) got its name.

The harpy eagle (Harpia harpyja) gets its name from the harpies of Greek mythology. The harpy was described as a wind spirit with the body of an eagle and the head of a woman. They carried the dead to ...