The golden eagle is a bird of prey living in the Northern Hemisphere. They are one of the best-known birds of prey in the Northern Hemisphere. Golden eagles use their agility and speed combined with powerful feet and large, sharp talons to hunt a variety of prey, mainly hares, rabbits, and marmots and other ground squirrels.

This artifact belongs to The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis. This site is one of the many Indianapolis Community and Cultural Heritage Organizations that was selected to highlight the history of Indianapolis. IUPUI University Library is collaborating with Connections XR to preserve and provide access to 3D objects using generous funding from the Indianapolis Foundation, Library Fund.

The skull was 3D scanned using a Creaform Go! Scan Spark. Once scanned the data was cleaned up and optimized using our proprietary in house pipeline and published on Sketchfab.