Biography of the peregrine falcons

  • Biography of the peregrine falcons

    • Biography of the peregrine falcons cast.

    Biography of the peregrine falcons

  • Biography of the peregrine falcons by week
  • Biography of the peregrine falcons cast
  • Peregrine falcon height
  • Peregrine falcon size

    • Peregrine falcon

    Fastest known animal and common bird of prey

    The peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus), also known simply as the peregrine,[3] is a cosmopolitanbird of prey (raptor) in the familyFalconidae.

    A large, crow-sized falcon, it has a blue-grey back, barred white underparts, and a black head. The peregrine is renowned for its speed. It can reach over 320 km/h (200 mph) during its characteristic hunting stoop (high-speed dive),[4] making it the fastest animal on the planet.[5][6][7] According to a National Geographic TV program, the highest measured speed of a peregrine falcon is 389 km/h (242 mph).[8][9] However, radar tracks have never confirmed this, the maximum speed reliably measured is 184 km/h (114 mph), but nobody has been able to present unimpeachable measurements of speeds even close to the "well-known" 300 km/h (190 mph).[10] As is t