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Skydivers can reach 150mph velocity. This is not even cruising speed for a peregrin falcon, in this clip it's estimated that the falcon must have accelerated beyond 180mph. From the BBC.
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[@kg_canuck]

You can see her spread her wings slightly to slow herself. Shes not even trying. Absolutely incredible animal

[@siddiqgamesyt3354]

There's a paper saying that a Peregrine's max speed is 389 mph. That's when they start trying

[@puneeth9b]

@@siddiqgamesyt3354 sure it's not kmph :D

[@siddiqgamesyt3354]

@@puneeth9b Its not kmph :)

[@puneeth9b]

@@siddiqgamesyt3354 Mother of God :O

[@alexnuan4399]

@@puneeth9b it is. max is roughly 400 kph / 240 mph

[@ryun25]

and then the bird destroys the chute

[@Talisman09]

ichiroJP more like the chute kill the Falcon!

[@gtarules1]

Funniest comment

[@darksim_000]

LOL - like a laser beam through paper I bet

[@javierperalta7648]

@@Talisman09 A falcon going that fast would easily go through the parachute unscathered lol

[@Talisman09]

@@javierperalta7648 i fucking hope not. Always beak first are they?

[@W00LFY100]

When they take the hood off the peregrine at 1:20 it starts freaking out like "How the hell did I get up here!?"

[@tacungo]

How are you 8 years later

[@W00LFY100]

@@tacungo 8 years older 😅

[@tacungo]

@@W00LFY100 anything Jurassic

[@BlackSkyMusicTV]

😂😂😂 she was like, “ you lied to me, you said we were going to the park “

[@fitthepieces7218]

@@W00LFY100 u actually replied after 8 years amazing

[@sennataylor592]

Lady's just like "Look at these silly humans trying to dive."

[@tinydancer9602]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@ArchVolt]

@@putitinreverseterry well it's not that impressive for humans since it's based on weight, but for something as small and fragile as the peregrine falcon Is impressive

[@ArchVolt]

russell yeah but last time I checked it's a small bird that goes faster than most cars, thaaaats impressive

[@DarkGhost369]

I was thinking the same thing😂😂😂

[@GokantheHusky]

800th like.

[@pitufo17]

Just food for thought. The Suzuki Hayabusa is one of the fastest production motorcycles in the world with a top speed of 194 mph. It's one badass bike. "Hayabusa" is Japanese for peregrine falcon.

[@moto6ixmoto83]

Brett Scott actually the Kawasaki H2R is the fastest production motorcycle at 249mph or 400kmh

[@fornito530]

Rickish Monkey66 you mean the H2R ninja which isnt street legal lol

[@mechwarrior13]

Rickish Monkey66 you know the H2R didn't come out when he made that comment? Also he said the Busa was ONE of the fastest bikes which is definitely correct.

[@noahkipp964]

He didn’t say it was the fastest he said it was ONE OF the fastest.

[@sidharthravikumar9753]

Brett Scott ninja h2r

[@avabethmcghee3048]

Am I the only one that thought Lady took one look at how high up they were and, despite being adapted for it, was still like "HOLY SHIT!! We are WAY up here!!"

[@nihiladest3492]

Dude said nothing about the bird being female... All they said was that “Lady”, the name of the bird, was like “HOLY SHIT!”... etc

[@amberpeeks1833]

@@nihiladest3492 they actually do refer to lady as “she” around 3:19

[@eightohthreefilms]

They? Really? An animal? 🤦

[@katherineamelia98]

@@eightohthreefilms they is the pronoun to use in plural situations, and there were multiple living things in the air in this video. did you want the commenter to say "hes" or "shes"? like, I'm so confused

[@eightohthreefilms]

@@katherineamelia98 nvm I'm a dumbfuck

[@katiekat4457]

Lloyd, the owner of the falcon, has quite a few different types of birds that have been featured in movies and the show Nova and I'm sure other shows. He and his wife love birds and keep them at their home. He trains them. By training I don't necessarily mean tricks, although he does do that, but he trains them in how to be adult bird and everything they need to know to survive since he gets them as eggs or babies. He also trains them to do things for tests for science. His goose was in a movie but I forgot the name of it. He has owls, geese, ducks, peregrine falcons, I think a crow, and bunch of other birds. Lloyd, his wife, and the birds all live in Britain somewhere. Lloyd has been raising birds since he was a teenager. He has always loved them and has high respect for them. I highly recommend watching all the different episodes of Nova that feature his birds.

[@justyourlocalbernana1823]

Do you know if he has apt licenses?

[@marcosrainha]

The Peregrine Falcon can take up to 24G in a dive like this. An air force pilote can't take more than 11G and they have a special suit to presure all the blood in to the head. It's an amazing criature

[@NLsmith5723]

Creature*

[@redphoenixfire7755]

​@@NLsmith5723 its been 14 years I don't think he cares

[@da3v1ls93]

You do realise pilot does not have an e?

[@abundantharmony]

​​@@NLsmith5723 pilot* pressure* creature* sheesh

[@abundantharmony]

It's been 14 years. How's your English now? 😅

[@thymicthymic]

Its amazing how far off that falcon was from her top speed... they can reach up to 240 mph.. wow.

[@SoaringSalamanders]

well, you see the speedometer showed 180+ meaning it could have gone that fast, plus that was the fastest recorded, some are slower.

[@siddiqgamesyt3354]

The larger peregrine falcons can go up to 154-174 meters per second which has an equivalent of 350-389 mph

[@El.broder]

​@@siddiqgamesyt3354 350-389 kmph*

[@siddiqgamesyt3354]

@@El.broder No there is a pdf that states 160+ meters a second.

[@El.broder]

@@siddiqgamesyt3354 i'm acting as the dictionary police here, 389 mph is 626 kph and thats not possible for a bird

[@th4tsw3t13]

I love how this pops up on my recommended 12 years later

[@eddies8674]

wait wait waiiit whitee wwhite WHITE WHITE

[@JFrombaugh]

(one hour later...) "Ready...steady...GO!!!"

[@AndrewSmith-sy7ws]

Feedz T 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@petemitchell1044]

Feedz T LOL it did start sounding like that after a while LOL

[@haojamchingkheinganbameete9075]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@kasiorexg4806]

unrepeatable raddish we know idiot but the way he says it it sounds like white

[@JohnDoe-sh7lj]

She has no style but she has SHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHed loads of speed.

[@kit-kkat]

How old are you? --__--

[@sudharshanve8519]

The best part was after he said "she has no style but has shhhit loads of speed". *Camera turns to lady again.* Chewing her meal, she non-chalantly gives an innocent look back after literally smoking those two. "What's the fuss about???". Yeah right, definitely she got no style.!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@MajorazMasta]

3:23 SHE HAS NO STYLE

[@somethinglessstupid4308]

THIS BIRD HAS A FUNNY FACE

[@TheHeydood123]

+Jericho Missilelol with that helmet looks funny

[@sebastiann.8088]

MajorazMasta SHE HAS NO GRACE

[@ettercap2207]

Yeah but how fast can a peregrine falcon run?

[@elias7858]

They say 220 mph

[@crok8349]

and will it blend?

[@mayhemmike1789]

Ettercap they've actually been clocked @ 46mph runnin!

[@Marquipuchi]

but Hotel?, Trivago

[@mr.perfect6632]

It's 200. Kmph

[@bctiger575]

These birds are my favourite animal. The definition of speed.

[@BushcraftMatt]

I love the look in Lady's eyes at 3:28. Pecking in her own little world, then looking up with an expression as if to say "Yeah, what?"

[@cloudattack3279]

0.11 what a badass shot of her. She looks the part of the respect the bird commands. Impressive indeed.

[@User-yd7jw]

what if the bird just caught flames while diving.

[@sachinwaghmare5720]

BUDHAST PALM Descending FROM HEAVEN THEN

[@subramanyagsubbu]

That would be a 'Bravebird' attack..

[@suladensxiong3694]

It becomes Phoenix

[@chrisismegpo5846]

Its made for diving at high speeds

[@ved7816]

@@subramanyagsubbu or sky attack

[@superflunker87]

What an experience. Skydiving with a falcon on your tail looks so cool.

[@MahidMumu]

How are you after 14 years !

[@huncho193]

​@@MahidMumuis he still alive??

[@ja6911]

"The video recorded with a toothbrush."

[@blakfloyd]

TV's been around in various forms for like 100 years and we've only had HD for like 20.

[@_klc_]

I've tried to find a good video of this falcon diving but Damm. There's no recent videos like at all

[@stuartleslie5421]

I really think all this stuff about how fast things fall is totally beside the point. A falling elephant just falls until it goes SPLASH!!! A falcon has complete control of its velocity and direction, all of which it can adjust with phenomenal precision. The real point is that the falcon is performing what it was evolved to do to the greatest peak which evolution has developed. It is not just falling, it is acting.

[@jkuty2]

or diving

[@bonesmalone5802]

Its falling with style

[@gweegygweegy6126]

Yes a truly amazing bird! To have the percision to catch prey at that speed!

[@akaaru5581]

@@bonesmalone5802 But Lady has no style 😂

[@adriansoto239]

Evolved? Evolution is fake and impossible. The hayabusa is an incredible designed creature by our creator. I mean a fighter jet which has hayabusa designs is not a product of evolution, but human design.

[@bigsky89]

wow, gorgeous bird, have to admire a wild animal that can do 180 mph. falcons were probably flying at those kinds of speeds when we as a species were still banging rocks together trying to make fire. amazing.

[@da3v1ls93]

How are you 13 years later?

[@bigsky89]

@@da3v1ls93 it's been a wild ride my man.

[@JustViperz]

@@bigsky89bro, I was 4 years old when you commented this 😭. Hope life treating you good

[@bigsky89]

​@@JustViperz you wouldn't believe the stories if i told them to you, that's the truth.

[@debaditya66]

1:57 that shot is incredible

[@willt.9654]

And in 144p no less

[@mot393]

3:22 that was a close one.

[@blankx15]

This falcon should've got GIECO. Could've saved 15mins.

[@noahkipp964]

Lol GEICO just pay you for that genius comment lol.

[@steelyspielbergo]

white white white white white

[@kasiorexg4806]

unrepeatable raddish 🙄🤦🏻‍♀️ yes we know dickhead but it sounds like white when he says it

[@HSdirectioner5]

unrepeatable raddish shut the fuck up moron, it’s a joke

[@HSdirectioner5]

Kasiorex G omg your pfp is so cute 😍

[@HK271]

that'd be so ridiculously suspenseful. that shot of the falcon taking off was amazing

[@greencheetah1992]

How are you 11 years later?

[@lizard_man4379]

@@greencheetah1992 good thanks

[@FhtanMax]

Why did the guy say wait like 423429 times

[@kevinwayne373]

He had to be sure Lady had all her attention on the lure. It would have resulted in a wasted trip. Upon removing Lady's hood she starts squawking and gets jumpy, she's not focused. When the other trainer said GO she was focused. At 10,000 ft. Lady has a lot to distract her. She could count the stitches on a baseball, 2 football fields away. Love the footage guys thanx, Awesome work.

[@weespat]

Helpful comments deserve observation. Thank you for clearing this up; I've learned something about birds today.

[@antigrav6004]

building the suspense

[@kaiachristensen4922]

Ralph he was making sure that the Falcon didn’t dive yet

[@TonyEnglandUK]

Imagine if they'd jumped before the bird was ready how long it would take to land the balloon, get everyone back on board and get back up to that altitude. A few "waits" was worth it.

[@comedyman112]

just 180 mph ? have read various times that it can reach 240 mph

[@AbleToCum1]

U mean 240 kph?

[@rzz1122]

WhatUwant? no they goes as fast as 242mph

[@rzz1122]

yup they're faster than any living creature

[@AbleToCum1]

rzz1122 well... human on spaceship XD

[@rzz1122]

WhatUwant? lol right

[@jacquelinedentici6429]

Absolutely gorgeous bird....GOD i love all animals... watching her with such control. Brought a tear to my eyes... such beauty... all animals are so precious...

[@michaelmichael4270]

Anyone else feel nervous as they looked down?

[@covcelt]

This is absolutely awesome,what a fantastic bird.By far my favourite bird of prey.

[@Bo.shay3]

1:36 The man : WAIT WAIT WAIT THE FALCON : okay I hear you !!

[@HSdirectioner5]

WHITE

[@notrealatall196]

"My ultimate killer" thats the mismatch of facial expression and such words : scary words... smile and affection on face!

[@SnottyAust]

Love watching peregrines and especially a pair working together.

[@MuhammadEgypt]

I've just seen a video on NatGeo where that amazing bird have reached a speed of 240 mph. Incredible!

[@RealRawClan]

The people that disliked this video are just mad because they will never know what it’s like to reach this type of speed

[@Frostygurl14]

😂😂😂

[@PrinceBrenardo]

They're my favorite animal.. what beautiful birds.

[@unseelie63]

That is an absolutely stunning bird.I love all sorts of birds-we have a regular array of 'teeny birbs',like dark-eyed juncos,chickadees and militant hummingbirds,but birds of prey are my favorites!

[@poonampawar9170]

I am watching this video in 2019 November

[@GRobConnolly]

I got to see a Peregrine Falcon today... Absolutely amazing animals!

[@da3v1ls93]

How's things going 11 years on?

[@kevinwayne373]

Totally awesome footage guys, thanks. Keep sharing.

[@debstein8811]

ONe of my favorite exhibits at the Texas Indian Market was the Birds of Prey exhibit. Also at the TX Renaissance fair, they would let these beauties fly over the heads of the crowd, from a good distance so you could feel the rush of air as they passed over, silently. Simply magnificent. Even vultures are amazingly beautiful. Saw some at Enchanted Rock. When one flew at my car, its wingspan must have been 7 feet, and it seemed to just take a step and levitate. Birds are cool.

[@jessicad.8934]

who cares which falls faster, that bird is awesome!

[@yneshAshanti]

Some say Lady flew away shortly after snatching the bait, and a body double was used at the end of the video.

[@martateresadiaz8857]

Hermoso e impresionante video cuánta adrenalina, felicitaciones genios!

[@akosszakacs]

These guys have the best job ever!

[@thefortunes]

stunning video, love the sky diving and the stunt Lady has shown :)

[@_hashir_6739]

12 years

[@jinxabyss1484]

12 years

[@texasgirly1979]

so coool !!!!!!!! ;)

[@tygenwiese7370]

Your verified

[@jinxabyss1484]

@@tygenwiese7370 you're*

[@tygenwiese7370]

カシミールウメイド sorry bro didn’t know this is English class.

[@jinxabyss1484]

@@tygenwiese7370 well now you know buddy. Have a good day bro❤️.

[@Unknown-ng9rb]

SUPER COOOLLL

[@user-lr7ve6xz2m]

I love the 4K quality of this video.

[@ErnestoTani]

How magnificent bird. I Love peregrine falcons.

[@CamiloSanchez1979]

Nothing surprising..air is their world, all we can do is admire their beauty and use our intelligence to preserve them..

[@Cameronx]

I had seen Peregrine Falcon demonstrations while working at an airport in Canada. They are used to scare away other birds so they don't damage the planes. I knew they could swoop fast but had no idea they could go that fast.

[@da3v1ls93]

How are you going 14 years from then?

[@sambrown6426]

They can actually go faster, up to 240 m.p.h.

[@ericcarson342]

When that bird pulls back her wings that was awesome!

[@tullochgorum6323]

We don't have the most exciting bird life in the world compared to the tropics, but we've got the peregrine, and that's good enough for me...

[@billhouse9619]

disagree with the style comment

[@bamboocarver]

30 second ad and no skip are you kidding me

[@zageous]

lol wtf are you talking about? the videos is not monetized

[@hamzahkhan4868]

Ad - block buddy ? Damn some people are so un cultured

[@partridgestorm]

What a rad bird! My heart nearly stopped when she took off to follow her lure.

[@da3v1ls93]

Hey Mr 14 years ago. How's it hanging?

[@FirebonE_88]

The most amazing bird there is!

[@heathberry8825]

that was cool!!!!

[@rowanewiets]

Why are these falcons so significantly faster than other birds?

[@wolfpack2545]

They have special Aerodynamic in there body also with this speed near to 400 km his lung can easily explode so again they have different lungs than other birds

[@bkjeong4302]

+Rowan Manders Because they are the only animals evolved to be able to do this and not die.

[@avgvstvs7]

aspiknf they are 50 mph faster pretty significant ID say

[@elwiwi2346]

not only birds its faster than any animal in the world

[@bctiger575]

One big part of it is the tubercles, a tiny bone in the nostrils that restrict air flow into the lungs so they can breathe normally at the insane speeds they reach when in full stoop

[@georgeweiss7568]

fantastic footage!

[@KinetiK138]

Whoo, that first view down gave me a sphincter shiver.

[@TICSTUDIOSLLC]

One day I want to fly with a peregrine! Absolutely beautiful!

[@aidenworld2755]

One day I wanna race a cheetah

[@TheRipp3RPD]

Have to admire their courage for sky-diving from that height, let alone taking the predators prey by you. That bird could have pecked their eyes out.

[@INDIGENOUS_Tiktok__yeha_noha]

I think anyone ever dreamed about flying like a bird, and certainly if you look at this great bird who is also the fastest animal in the world ..thank you for this great shot greetings from the Netherlands

[@ofeliawotsits6080]

Absolutely incredible!

[@Alex_19XC]

2:06 someone let out a Ron Weasley "Bloody Hell!!"

[@romuloromero2268]

What a fascinating creature.

[@mycardboardcutoutuk]

what a great show made me respect this bad ass bird, got incredible eyesight too

[@nicholasdiaz3508]

Miss Peregrine and peculiar Children brought me here :D

[@technicolordreamcast]

haha that bird is crazy

[@_hashir_6739]

12 years

[@bombaya85]

Absolutely beyond frickin amazing!!

[@drivenhome]

She's lovely, amazing video!

[@Eskimo50]

WHITE WHITE WHITE WHITE WHITE

[@The_Primary_Axiom]

Eskimo50 lol

[@rashad6509]

😁😁

[@seagullman8307]

I don't think I'd ever do that because I'm afraid of heights

[@SimpleUser11]

Beautiful bird!

[@krasenmaximov8110]

3:49 branded with a Compton sounding beat at the end. I mean the falcon even nodded his head a bit😂😂😂

[@mariamhashim9283]

I was wondering why that man kept yelling 'white,white!' But I think he was telling them to 'wait' lol 😂

[@kavisutaria1180]

This stuff is totally amazing. Peregrine falcons can fly fast while in control. I read that they have a top speed of 242 mph. Next video: Falcon vs. falling cheetah vs falling black marlin vs falling elephant.

[@siddiqgamesyt3354]

I heard that they could accelerate at 389 mph

[@kavisutaria1180]

@@siddiqgamesyt3354 No they can't. That's kph (kilometers per hour.)

[@siddiqgamesyt3354]

@@kavisutaria1180 Actually there is a paper on it, MPH not kph, I know they didn't make a mistake because they wrote meters per second.

[@kavisutaria1180]

@@siddiqgamesyt3354 meters per second??

[@kavisutaria1180]

I meant miles per hour

[@keithbrierley710]

Absolutely fantastic

[@Yabberfrat]

Absolutely beautiful video - Oh It is fantastic!

[@0x1yogesh]

Me after 13 years

[@TremblingQualifier]

lady: "damn i wasted all that energy for some yellow piece of crap"

[@_hashir_6739]

It's been 12 years since this comment of yours.

[@Langcf]

Beautiful birds!

[@nellie66]

i agree completely. totally....

[@lukexander4515]

Was expecting the falcon to dive bomb the guys

[@Nebulon5000]

"Alright let's turn around Steve...turn around to our left"...... Aka RIGHT. -_-

[@dabigchode8812]

I enjoyed all 4 pixels of this video

[@declan332]

Something made you watch! Nature is far from boring. Its complex, vivid & fantastic. This was a small but excellent experiment to demonstrate the ability of a beautiful & unique creature. I say well done to the team. It looked very scary

[@GattiF50]

@1MinuteOfYurLife Remember the man took of it's little helmet and kissed it, then it flew down.

[@_hashir_6739]

If you see my comment then reply

[@ottiscool6612]

Ronaldo has a better dive

[@kenzazitouni8170]

Yeah Messi Is King

[@123dan165]

More like neymar

[@loopje]

Daniel Amone looooooool

[@user-vi3pi9rf7w]

@@123dan165 Neymar has better rolls

[@123dan165]

@@user-vi3pi9rf7w LOOOOOOOL

[@Moon_fx9]

Facinating,brilliant test

[@alejandroWar23]

The music is perfect

[@0x1yogesh]

Fun fact: quality unavailable

[@Crosswindsaviations]

This is 15 years ago

[@danielhenriksen850]

I remember this show, and the peregrine falcon was nominated as the fastest creature on earth because of reaching speeds up to almost 400 kilometers per hour, outclassing the cheetah and the marlin. But I think it should be different categories, fastest runner, swimmer and so on. It`s not fair to compare a creature that dives in the air, to an animal that has to run. He said himself that the falcon is playing around, effortlessly. Can you say that a cheetah is running effortlessly? The falcon uses gravity as aid to go fast, a cheetah cannot.

[@Skyypixelgamer]

Granted a peregrine falcon in a straight flight can reach 68 mph which is just 7 mph off from a cheetahs top speed. Other birds of prey can also achieve this speed if not faster in a horizontal flight. But yeah people using different categories should be more common even after 4 years of your comment being made.

[@electroumit]

Thank you.

[@cyberrioter]

I'm here because SMBC.

[@_hashir_6739]

6 years

[@MrBennbeckman]

so is this how pell survive nuke in One Piece?

[@nonooohlii]

I wasn't expecting this comment in here XD