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Peregrine falcon. Worlds fastest animal. contents. Description Diet Size Enemies Interesting facts. diet. Other small birds such as songbirds and ducks. description.
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Peregrine falcon Worlds fastest animal
contents • Description • Diet • Size • Enemies • Interesting facts
diet • Other small birds such as songbirds and ducks
description Adults have blue-grey wings, dark brown backs, a buff coloured under side with brown spots, and white faces with a black tear stripe on their cheeks. They have a hooked beak and strong talons.
Size • They grow about 34 – 58cm long • They weigh as much as a crow
enemies • Man is the main enemy. The great horned owl is a predator of the babies.
Interesting Facts • They attack their prey at 200km perhour • Some may live for 20 years • They make a nest on ledges and small caves located high on a cliff • Baby falcons only get feathers when they are 3 – 5 weeks old • They are natures fastest fliers.