No creature on Earth moves faster than a peregrine falcon in a hunting dive. Folding its wings against its body and dropping ...

The peregrine falcon holds a title no other creature can match: it is the fastest animal on the planet. Not while flapping ...

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With striking white-and-gray plumage, yellow beaks and talons, and powerfully compact bodies, peregrine falcons (Falco peregrinus) are beautiful birds in any posture. But they’re downright magical in ...