Peregrine Falcon Sky Dive - Inside the Perfect Predator - BBC

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[@snifferdogx]

FYI to everyone: a 20% kill rate is actually extremely high in nature. Your average predator has a 5-10% kill rate at most. So that makes the Peregrine an excellent hunter.

[@CaptainCrap77]

fun fact: the dragon fly is the most effective hunter in nature, catching almost 95% of its prey

[@jokofulu]

African wild dogs have a much higher rate

[@CaptainCrap77]

@@jokofulu they also act as a pack, and use highly intelligent coordinated methods. making it an unfair comparison to solo predators

[@CaptainCrap77]

@@SexyFace 20% is not low as fuck.. please consider a serial killer with a 20% success rate. would you consider that low? i don’t think so. there’s 6.8 billion people in this world and in a city you encounter more than 5 people a day, if he’s successful 20% of the time, he can kill everyday for life. picture this as a fucking bird with wings in a 3d hunting realm. it is VERY high

[@Dragon-Slay3r]

😂

[@TheSmokezalot]

All the hype and then the pidgeon is like NOPE.

[@damishypedamischill7404]

Njoy32Gaming hhh was perfect

[@dobbins2550]

Every once in a while, the dorky nerd is able to dodge the ball thrown by the junior high stud muffin.

[@kristianbrandt3012]

That just means she gets to do again. Sounds brilliant to me.

[@djbackspin911]

it fooled me

[@leandrogatlin3100]

A tip: you can watch series at flixzone. Been using them for watching lots of of movies recently.

[@ShutupNerd]

That's what you call a million dollar move with a ten cent finish lol

[@WebsterA]

Mithilesh Kuncham *Speed*- 100 *Accuracy*- 20 *Stealth*- 45

[@v-22]

Reminds me of my ex.

[@MrTachyon3000]

Ha ha. I guess pigeon is still the king of the rooftops.

[@nunya334]

Spend all your skills points on one move

[@SN-edits4u]

@@MrTachyon3000 I haven't seen any piegion from a long time, they are terminating

[@The93Enigma]

Dat pigeon tho...... "Nope, you can dive for 30 seconds at 200 mph but all i have to do is shimmy to the side and you're epic dive is a waste. I'm the real star of the show".

[@iamaboycauseyt4740]

lol

[@MybeautifulandamazingPrincess]

I'm pretty sure the hawk got the pigeon anyway

[@robijuli236]

@@MybeautifulandamazingPrincess it’s a falcon not a hawk lol

[@RichardX1]

"He's listing lazily to the left!" "Boy, this guy knows some maneuvers..."

[@WeeSleeket]

Peregrines are actually the most maneuverable when they're at speed, so this video was a little deceiving.

[@icebrow]

"The Pigeon spotted her", nah the pigeon just changed its mind about where to drop a poop.

[@robijuli236]

Lmao right no way it saw her

[@AR-iu9jv]

Yeah as always on my car

[@bobpage6597]

@@AR-iu9jv Pigeon poop isn't the problem. Its Seagull shit that's the real problem. A single Seagull can produce a copious amount of shit in a single evacuation - a few times I've come out of the office of one of our clients on the coast and found an enormous gunky (and acidic) white/black splodge on the paintwork - so large you can't help but say 'For fuck sake!' when you see a Seagull has played target practice with your car 🤣🤣Always looks unsightly to be driving around with Seagull shit on ones car!!

[@acidsuzanne4049]

Pigeons don't really poop mid-air. They prefer doing it while perched

[@WyomingAnne]

I work with a peregrine falcon for our Greater Yellowstone Raptor Experience at the Buffalo Bill Historical Center in Cody, Wyoming, and have fallen in love with these birds! National Geographic has clocked their Peregrine in a stoop (dive) at 242 miles per hours, plus they can handle a 25 G force when turning out of their dive. A human would pass out at 10Gs. An amazing, and beautiful raptor.

[@buddyjimsdroneadventures7416]

25Gs?? 😳😳

[@jackiechan6460]

Humans pass out before 10Gs. Only some can handle 10 and even then, they will pass out after a few seconds.

[@Dragon-Slay3r]

@@buddyjimsdroneadventures7416 Mexico

[@TheSmokezalot]

and STILL get dodged by a pidgeon LOL

[@boss_niko]

@@jackiechan6460 Can you explain what is a gforce? is it sth like nvidia gforce?

[@paperchange646]

It's amazing how these falcons catch prey in midair, really, considering the speed both birds are going and their small size. The element of surprise is absolutely necessary for the peregrine's success because if that pigeon sees the approach, it has a lot of room to maneuver to escape, and in all three dimensions too. For the falcon it's almost like trying to hit a bullet with a bullet. Considering all factors, it's incredible how they manage to even catch anything at all. Their perception and reaction time must be absolutely cutting-edge to be able to do that. Animals are brilliant!

[@bobcampbell7596]

And they do all that without a plethora of computers costing tens of millions

[@choatejr3]

This is insane animals on earth never cease to amaze me everything’s built different

[@AquaPrince27]

@@choatejr3 yea evolution is so cool

[@boss_niko]

I wish i was born as that falcon instead of useless piece of $hit humans. Humans stink yuckkk.

[@_-JB]

@@AquaPrince27😂🤣

[@ahmadx1998]

They got there own windsheid wipers lol

[@hey_thumb1509]

that really funny

[@jamesb8305]

Ahmad X All birds have 2 sets of eyelids. They can sleep with their eyes open to avoid predators, and in the case of aquatic birds, to see under water when looking for food.

[@tampabay4800]

Their*

[@robijuli236]

Fr tho 😂 But then again that’s basically what all eyelids are so I guess we have em too lol

[@robijuli236]

@@johnsmith_1942 dude stfu it’s called a typo lol

[@JustAGuy247]

That anticlimax...

[@bkjeong4302]

20% is still a much higher hit rate than most other predators.

[@Graphomite]

"Sir, I still couldn't get the right footage for the Peregrine. Another day wasted." "Damn it, Gonzalez! BBC needs this episode in by Thursday-- This. Thursday!" "Sorry, boss. This is really tough. They only have a 20% strike rate, you know." "Ah, to hell with it, we'll just splice in one of these fifty clips of failed attempts..."

[@sweetfeat1]

probably, or they wanted to be family friendly.

[@adamleon9128]

Hmm

[@SquirrelASMR]

It was like they were holding a bird in front of a greenscreen lmao

[@elymarytakhaoya5225]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@akshaykhanna9802]

That’s sounds like how it’d have gone really.

[@6falconsue]

Cut me some slack, BBC. London is full of pigeons and I am by no means "desperate" to feed my chicks. You gotta admit I am an awesome flying machine and I just barely missed the bugger...meanwhile, I'll admire the view while planning my next attack....

[@nareshwildbones]

stalking your man?

[@nicolesmrekar5866]

Are you still alive then?

[@greatwhiteshark9355]

6falconsue i am your biggest fan

[@killerskillet]

Thanks peregrine falcon, for giving our human engineers virtually every single idea for modern aviation technology.

[@Marcos87600]

r/usernamechecksout

[@yadatada5556]

Honestly, even a 20% kill right is much higher than I'd though ur be. Truly impressive considering the pigeon is moving in left, right, up down, and side to side. Also really accurate for going at such high speeds and aiming for a relatively fast creature. Absolutely magnificent, please dont let these animals go extinct

[@shedvil1985]

All that build up for nothing. :/

[@natural_law]

Life.

[@jason4275]

Even humans their shot at an animal with a gun.

[@ninja1676]

shedvil1985 true lol

[@hulmad]

i feel like somebody needs to throw in a "thats what she said"

[@lilweez2175]

CrystalB Fr

[@debrapeasley2606]

They are magnificent! I once spotted a bird flying toward me, level with the treetops. In the time it took to raise the camera to my face and take a shot, it was gone. Enlarging the photo revealed the blur was a peregrine. I'll never forget the excitement of witnessing a bird so swift.

[@MegaDarryl1960]

Over 200 mph, and a slow ass pigeon gets away?

[@Gab8riel]

He is small and agile, in the skies agility is way more important than on Earth.

[@OveruIe]

Gabriel Rodriguez And precision.

[@XxJellyMan69]

Gabriel Rodriguez its a she

[@rahmatiTV]

to much to risk, he comes down at 200mph , but doesn't mean he can turn on a dime. if the pigeon sees and makes a small dodge in the right direction hats all it takes

[@Graphomite]

Gabriel Rodriguez I'd imagine any falcon would prove to be more agile than a dumpy little pigeon. They aren't exactly brisk flyers. I'd have to go with Vicariously Thru-Kay on this and assume the Peregrine misses most of its prey because it can't change its acceleration into a vertical U-turn to give chase before the spooked pigeon is long gone.

[@paperboy9310]

Don't let this distract you from the fact that the falcons blew a 28-3 lead

[@d-raythegreat8850]

But an Eagle will goble up a falcon anyday ;)

[@craigeillison9650]

Palace fans!

[@realhayabusa9515]

This was a thing... I almost forgot 😂

[@iswiftone814]

That was an Atlanta falcon not a peregrine one 😂😂😂😂

[@traviseskridge2474]

Same thing honestly. Both anticlimactic.

[@SalvadorYanezRuiz]

does anyone else notice how beautifully shot this is?

[@assassinerage1909]

Yep

[@debiase1]

Yes

[@hotsAUc33]

it's fake fool

[@hotsAUc33]

like wtf is wrong with y'all

[@abdizzll]

Pigeons have excellent eyesight, and are pretty smart too...

[@Antonemachine]

Amazing that the greatest human engineering is given to us by nature... Peregrine nostril, now used in jet engines, wow!👍

[@benhesford175]

This is more common than you think. Nature knows best. The nose of a Japanese bullet train is based on a kingfisher’s beak to reduce air pressure for when leaving tunnels

[@dymproductions]

20% isn't bad. A lion has 30% and a cheetah has 20% kill ratio as well.

[@bkjeong4302]

Considering most predators have a 5% hit rate, 20% is incredible...

[@teaandcoffeeM]

Peregrine has to try 5 times to get dinner for the day, might take it an hour or two. Humans on the other hand have to work 8 hours a day.

[@bkjeong4302]

dymproductions Cheetahs have 50%.

[@scar559]

But cheetah is running the whole time, while peregrine falcon is free falling. They're both pretty badass, but cheetah still for me.

[@abenzz5350]

+pls no hatters Lol

[@stvbrsn]

I regularly climb at a cliff (the Gunks) where peregrines nest. To truly appreciate one of these dive stoops, you have to see it from 100 feet up the side of a mountain! They have a very distinct call, and the moment I heard one nearby, I looked around to see one dive past me (no more than 20 away!) It looked like a grey missile about a foot and a half long. I didn't see an explosion of feathers at the bottom of its stoop, so I guess no dinner. It is truly a delight to share the cliffs with these magnificent, intelligent and slightly scary birds.

[@bobcampbell7596]

That must be an impressive sight but it's much better to see one one of these bad boys hit their prey. I used to work in a high rise building in Philly where they use Peregrine Falcons for pigeon control, and I've witnessed quite a few times where they've hit their mark...puff and a bunch of feathers and no more pigeon...a very impressive sight. To all those idiots who were not impressed by the 20% kill rate, I ask how many wartime fighter pilots have been known to have a kill rate of even half that of the Peregrine Falcon.

[@myinfinitestate1586]

The only thing the Peregrine Falcon is missing, is a few miniature AIM-120C and AIM-9 missiles, and maybe a JDAM, then I reckon it would be able to fly solo missions, over Afghanistan.

[@nonsense5577]

F-16 Fighting Falcon

[@khalilahmad9359]

U can bomb America too

[@MiaGadegaard]

Well that was a bit anti-climatic with all that pumping music going on.. but anyways a pretty neat creature no less ^^

[@fasiistyrer]

Thought the same thing.

[@conjurecorpse8209]

I remember watching this in 5th grade & thinking it was the coolest shit ever

[@Kteezer]

lmao all that dramatic music and then it just misses.

[@paintingguardian4886]

The wing beats per second of the average peregrine is a lot faster than this video shows. They fly a lot more like slightly slower versions of swifts when they aren't engaged in a dive.

[@MrMikemcmike]

Bird of Prey eye structure is actually pretty cool, while humans have 1 fovea centralis (the spot on your retina that gives you the ability to "focus"on something) most birds of prey actually have 2. In addition to this the density of light receptors in a birds eye can be anywhere from 2-8 times as much as a humans (depending on the species). These two things in combination with several other factors give them incredible vision, hence calling someone with good sight a "hawk-eye".

[@keyboardwarriormalaysia5773]

Nice info 👍🏼👌🏻

[@narutaim]

The pigeon used ultra instinct

[@ShadowFalcon]

Think about it. The fastest animal of today is a small carnivorous dinosaur called Falco Peregrinus. Isn't the world awesome?

[@fernandoherrera2256]

not really

[@MurkyMists]

That pigeon's OP lol

[@raybugz9275]

The peregrine falcon was like, I'm on camera so nope.

[@nabetsekrow7234]

"Perfect Predator"..... umm.. only 20% of atacks ends in a Kill... thats not so perfect Mr. BBC

[@bryanallen8851]

most wild animals have a 20 - 45% kill rate. none of them are truly perfect. but, their design is perfect to hunt those particular animals

[@kuzy1110]

Because there just are predators that kill 100% of their prey.

[@cicadafun]

Cheetahs have a 90% kill rate lol.

[@Keevas2123]

no cheetahs dont have 90% kill rate. its 50-50

[@aurelienani5927]

Bryan Allen peregrine are by definition not perfect hunters, because they have almost disappeared everywhere and are only introduced artifcially in most areas, forcibly breeding them and putting them in towers / churches / high rise builings without human help peregrine would have been long extinct often times when peregrine are reintroduced into the wild, they do not survive, the wild rock pigeons and other birds are able to tumble and avoid many of their attacks, the city pigeons are out of their reach since peregrine don't do that well in cities because they are bad at scavenging unlike crows and pigeons, smaller songbirds are hard to find in the winter since people feed them in areas where peregrine don't want to go, you'll sometimes see a sparrowhawk in urban areas, rarely a peregrine unless it is forcibly introduced there, w in which case it rarely survives that is not the case for animals like several other birds of prey, there's no programs to reintroduce buzzards for example, since they do fine on thier own, unlike peregrine they don't depend on other birds to survive, they just need an open field and they have very good success hunting there

[@hmartinspliff]

The peregrine falcon should develop the ability to set fire to its farts during a dive to give it an afterburner effect so it can go faster and improve upon that 20% strike rate.

[@Shumway03]

hmartinspliff, It would look pretty epic XD a line of fire in the sky lol XD

[@saywhatnow5789]

😂😂😂

[@dichebach]

Imagine a planet somewhere in the universe where animals like this evolved to be sentient. Imagine just how cool that would be.

[@dichebach]

Right! Very loving of their young and conspecifics, but regard most other species as "cattle!"

[@generalkenobi6346]

This video is total proof against evolution whether or not they intended it to be, just think about it. It has the perfect design for just about everything it needs, how would it evolve these traits, much less learn how to use them.

[@generalkenobi6346]

Ok first natural selection isn't actually proof of evolution, if you think about Darwin's finches, none of them actually changed species, their beaks just varied in shape a little. Did you know that Charles Darwin himself actually thought that what some evolutionists use as a main proof(fossils) were one of the main proofs that evolution was fake? This greatly troubled him. Also if the peregrine falcon evolved these traits slowly, its lungs would have exploded from the dives. As the video said, the nose parts were the only things keeping this from happening. In fact the idea of evolution is so unlikely evolutionists use "Hopeful monsters" as a theory, meaning the idea that a T-Rex had a baby bird and cared for it until it grew up. The odds of this happening are extremely low and the odds of two of the being bord are astronomical. I'm not trying to hate on evolutionism, I'm just trying to tell people about God.

[@generalkenobi6346]

me I'm serious.

[@generalkenobi6346]

Lucas Kane I'm a Christian.

[@noobmaster3k]

The designer of this bird deserves a raise.

[@jennbrewster3912]

These falcons are awesome! In the city I live in on top of one of the buildings there's a huge nest area & a camera because there are 2 peregrine falcons who return every spring! The female (Wilma, my husband's name for her lol) lays her eggs usually 4 then Wilma & the male (of course I had to name him Fred lol) we get to watch them care for these eggs, see them hatch & watch the babies grow! It's so amazing & the baby Peregrines are beyond cute! They are these balls of white fluffy feathers & HUGE talon feet! Unfortunately around the end of June the babies leave the nest for good & Wilma & Fred also leave until the end of March of the next year & they start the whole process over again! These are beautiful Falcons & the 9 months they are gone my husband & I miss them very much!! We love nature & all species in nature!!

[@jennbrewster3912]

Wilma & Fred have left & the babies (now considered full grown) left 2 days ago! Wilma & Fred were excellent falcon parents & the last of the babies left the nest for the last time Friday afternoon! I can't wait for the end of next March when the falcons return! I miss them already

[@marlboroml9157]

@@jennbrewster3912thanks for sharing❤

[@thymicthymic]

Epic video editing man.

[@alexisalevizakis2252]

Miss peregrine...

[@jet1radio3]

Thats who bought me here lol

[@kittykat7484]

same...

[@joseolvera963]

This is my all-time favorite bird

[@amoghverma3108]

When Peregrine dives Pigeons: Smoke in the air! Smoke in the air!

[@krishnaputradaasa1026]

Pigeons are fast flyers too..

[@ttlpwn34]

That ending made me sad :'(

[@mohammadhasan3233]

Oof the extinction in north America the perigrine falcon people make the funeral!😪

[@mynameiskranz]

20% because she is in catch mode, +50% more of tackling the pigeon's head

[@WildlifeGuy]

I help rehabilitate Peregrine Falcons for years and they are wonderful birds with a huge appetite.

[@zioncommand]

Anything diving toward earth will reach high speeds...of course. But the peregrine is built for it. Other birds would die. Just sad that the peregrine can't fly that fast in a horizontal plane, she's just a normal bird then.

[@0valle0]

+zioncommand They can reach over 200kmph horizontally..that's still way faster than the average bird.

[@ianbrown_777]

They are still one of the fastest in level flight but don't forget, it's not just one or the other. They use their height advantage in 3 dimensional space, to build up speed that others can't match, and then TRANSLATE that momentum in other directions. They can dive down at shallower angles, still at very high speed. They can use a more vertical dive to build up momentum, catch up to something, then if necessary, swoop back up using that momentum to catch the prey. They are jet fighters of the bird world.

[@bobcampbell7596]

Why is that sad? What would be the need to fly that fast in level flight. Birds usually only travel in level flight when migrating. All other times they are flying an an an upward or downward angle. Therefore the best tactic for a bird of prey is to attack unseen from behind and above and use the height to build up speed to cut down on the time to reach their target. This increases the chance of striking before the target bird has time to detect and evade the attack. BTW. The Peregrine Falcon is no slouch in level flight. I've read that they've been clocked at about 7o mph, which puts it up there among the fastest. 0valle0

[@svetlankam8223]

why "sad"? :)) Falcons have no obligation to be always and everywhere THE fastest just to satisfy your strange wishes.

[@dunsii2002]

Quite a sensational glide, I would have loved to listen to the sound emitted by the wings in this swoop, I was once lucky to witness a successful one,(here in Africa); just before the impact, the wings made a whistling screech almost like the rubber-tarmac way.

[@jasonlampa]

+Duncan Siima I need to see one, and a whale too.

[@nope923]

Old video but just think, they couldn’t even get accurate footage of the drop. 20% doesn’t matter if they have the stamina to do It 20x a day. That falcons stomach is full. Perfect evolution.

[@kingdongo4388]

True

[@nancycarroll9559]

Its basically a dang fighter jet

[@Tomaster-xy4vy]

Show me your moves!

[@KKKOPP]

that is nature's euro fighter

[@NunswitGunsz]

We need a documentary on the camera man lmao 🤣

[@Solitarian-Falcon]

When i was a kid i love pet pigeons so much and i used to see the Falcon just like a bad enemy to me, i always cry when the Falcon strikes on my pigeons, But now i own a company called Falcon - I love Falcon Know "amazing quality" a lonely creature and so focused.

[@miranda16586]

1:39 How is it possible the pigeon has detected the falcon at 100 meters/seconds ? Has it a trick ? Is it the displacement of air ? A sound caused by the falcon ? Simple luck of the pigeon because he has changed its fly at the good moment ?

[@scarletrobin]

Peregrine falcons are awesome but I'd think the perfect predator would have better than a 20% strike rate ;)

[@MrAsmil]

lions with all of their pack strategies and shit have only like 30 %

[@akiralee9934]

Don't think most predators were meant to have a very high strike rate. If they did there wouldn't be much prey to go around eventually.

[@gaius100bc]

humans with all their oversizes brain, guns with scopes and jeeps can't get a lot much higher on average

[@agoose2511]

Andrew M Actually, humans are so good at killing things, I mean look where they are now.

[@debowiec3]

Hmmm, not bad considering the falcon's diving in a straight line at 200 mph and pigeon's not so stupid!!!

[@martinconnors5195]

I love Peregrine Falcons

[@bihsoldier91]

the way this bird is built shows that god created it ....just look at its design stunning!

[@dewsesable]

Quite a grand entrance, for an epic fail ending.. Don't misunderstand, i love perigrine falcons more than any other bird in the world.. But couldn't they shoot something that he actually gets the prey?

[@brasil221]

dewsesable It was, to say the least, a bit anticlimactic...

[@guillermogouldburn763]

brasil221 nature presented as it is.

[@bkjeong4302]

+dewsesable First, they are showing reality here. There was a second hunt in the full episode that did end in success.

[@jeewanpomu9719]

fast so fast

[@999KMX]

You would think if the falcon hit it's prey at 200 mph that they would both die. Maybe that's why there's only a 20% kill ration because if the falcon strikes it's prey just a tad bit wrong it could kill them both and the falcon doesn't to risk a bad strike until it's just perfect.

[@ianbrown_777]

+999KMX They wouldn't hit them at that speed. They use their speed to catch up to the prey, but if they were going too fast, they would open their wings a tiny bit, just before reaching the bird, to slow down to an appropriate speed for impact. They still hit damn hard and I once heard one hit a duck so hard, it was literally like a gunshot.

[@RichardAugustMatthew19Man]

That's still a beautiful bird.

[@octabillin563]

the most fast 350 k/h

[@greenearth9945]

389km/h is the record

[@CGCampbellJr]

200mph terminal velocity?

[@Gangly1]

Fasullo Daniel Uh, no. Peregrines have been recorded in stoop at over 240mph. So...200mph is not the terminal velocity. Not sure why you were questioning the question.

[@susansoltau7710]

Gangly1 I think it depends on the shape of the body that is falling since terminal velocity is the speed at which you are no longer accelerating downward. If you are spread out like a man in a wingsuit, you would reach terminal velocity at a much lower speed because of the greater area to air resistance ratio versus being as thin as possible vertically. Overall more drag equals lower terminal velocity. The peregrine falcon can easily surpass the speed said in the video by simply changing its shape in a way that creates even less drag.

[@anthonywakim1350]

that falcon rko'ed that pidgeon

[@alienatorgrand2639]

BEAUTIFUL BIRD.

[@abythankachan923]

My favoirate animal was the peregrine falcon since I was 7, and my stupid friend thinks a cheetah is faster than it, even though ive lold him cheetahs go 112mph

[@bobbydeepa]

I'm not stupid i didn't know they are slower than a peragon volcen

[@bobbydeepa]

Oh ya when i triyed to say an animal faster than an eagle beggining with ant i ment antilopers

[@abythankachan923]

Oh, sorry, I didnt mean you bobby

[@abythankachan923]

I was talking about a boy called josh in my circles

[@ginty019]

112? Cheetahs typically can run about 70 mph

[@BingQiuSupremacy]

talk about anti-climactic

[@GiveMeCakePlease]

“Fast and agile pigeon” lol

[@jannicemull]

Well I don't know about some of the rude comments but me myself & my grandkids loved it no matter what the outcome was. Thank you very much

[@ericbana191]

Look at the way the falcon goes! It will put some ultimate Fighter Jets to shame. This shows how weak Humans are, physically. There is nothing superhuman about them(Peregrine). Anyone(ordinary) attempting this dive(at this speed) will surely have a heart attack, if not trained properly(fighter pilots). This little wonder is doing it without any equipment, and they talk & brag about man made Fighter aircrafts doing super-maneuvers. The bird along with Golden Eagles, Gyrfalcons (and pigeons)are true natural wonders, engineering marvels and I dare say, ultimate Flying Machines (yes the pigeon, it can have sustained flights for longer period)!

[@archergirl736]

Not to mention, that one false move could not only result in going hungry, but diving at that speed could result in broken wings and just falling to earth. I love Falcons, they are beautiful birds and I would love to have the privilege to train one

[@ericbana191]

Archer Girl Unfortunately, not related to this, but what has happened in Indonesia, is an example. RIP! That said, I have been following falconry, but dont know where to begin as well.

[@zahaecrow5712]

damn, the falcon looked like batman

[@YoIntangible]

This bird is so fast it produces the ps4 fan sound from miles away

[@penguinzomby]

"The Perfect Predator" "the pigeon escapes her grasp"

[@H1TMANactual]

So anti-climatic smh

[@sheikhsameer3917]

Verily Allah is the best creator. What a bird... I can't express my words in statement. Speechless.

[@charlesrobert5473]

Allah?

[@preeejush]

@@charlesrobert5473 yup... Don't you know that peregrine falcons follow Islam and regularly go to mecca. The females even wear burkhas while flying.

[@dixie8418]

Agility and clumsy have now been synonyms since the documentation of this one pigeon and the narrator.

[@ChrisM-qq9xz]

The people who filmed this got skills this bird is diving 2x faster than a car on a highway 😳

[@DeoVolenteNL]

All this clear design inside a single bird and we still reject the idea that the universe was designed by an intelligent creator. Sure, we build our own designs by stealing idea's from creation, since we clearly see the 'why' in its design. We can tell why the beak of this particular bird was made to resist enormous speeds, for instance. But we still believe the universe and everything in it was created by coincidence. By "nature" as if "nature" somehow had a consciousness. It baffles me.

[@snoopy_peanuts_77]

Deo Volente It did not start as a cutting edge flying machine.....it evolved that way....like how we used to have tails and now we don't....hence THE TAIL BONE.....you should probably take a class in DNA sequencing to understand the basics

[@snoopy_peanuts_77]

We most certainly had tails....we have the dormant DNA for it as well as "tailbones" yeesh

[@Ameretat010]

+Deo Volente Not by coincidence. Natural selection is the very opposite of coincidence - mercilessly so.

[@DeoVolenteNL]

+Ameretat010 I never spoke about natural selection though, so why would you answer that way? Natural selection is a process which we can see and measure and yes of course this exists. But what I said was something entirely different: "But we still believe the universe and everything in it was created by coincidence" This speaks about "creation" not any form of evolution. How things came into being to start with, functioning to begin with, having specific tools for specific reasons. I'm less interested in what they now have due to natural selection. They simply have this now for some reason but why can they have it and why were they made with (perhaps previous) tools to begin with? Can it be explained by a big bang alone? Or should a clear design always have a designer?

[@Ameretat010]

Deo Volente I answered considering the entire context of your comment, while specifically referring to the apparent design of certain bio-mechanical features. And your first sentence in that particular comment was "All this clear design inside a single bird and we still reject the idea that the universe was designed by an intelligent creator." That "design" is not very clear at all, and hasn't been for at least 150 years. If you look at this particular species of falcon superficially and in isolation, it may appear designed at first glance. But in depth scrutiny of every "nut and bolt" in this bird's body - actually, in the body of any living being - when considering the entire lineage as far as we can trace it, reveals a different picture. We have very convincing explanations of how blind, undirected natural processes can mold a species over longs periods of time, not like a designer, but like some sort of blind tinkerer. Actually "very convincing" is a far to mild way of phrasing it - I should have said "beyond any reasonable doubt". Equally important: This is compounded with the evident design *flaws* we also find in the majority of living beings - design flaws which even for engineers of mere human intelligence, would be considered childish or ludicrous mistakes, but which fit the scenario of unguided evolution by natural selection perfectly. A grand creator of the intelligence caliber necessary to create universes, would simply not have overlooked such obvious and ridiculous flaws as the ones we find with such prevalence all over the natural world. So to me, your first sentence is linked to the one about "coincidence" and that is why I answered as I did - in a way, I responded to your entire comment, although focusing on biology and ignoring stuff about the universe and the beginning of time. And that is because I wouldn't argue back to the big bang, as I don't know enough about cosmology to do that without saying something stupid and wrong at some point or another. But biology has been a passion of mine for about 20 years and I would certainly argue it back to the earliest life forms and a bit beyond. People formulating different abiogenesis scenarios have come up with some pretty amazing stuff as of late, all backed by solid chemistry. Are you familiar with Jack Szostak's work, for example? The creation hypothesis is still not completely excluded, if you consider the high likelihood of us living in a simulation. Look up Nick Boström's simulation arguments or Brian Whitworth's "The Physical World as a Virtual Reality" for more on that. But one thing is pretty clear: If the universe was created (which is far from undisputed), it was not created "en detail", but only the basal parameters were "punched in" to the great cosmic processor, so to speak, after which the simulation ran its course unguided. If there ever was any sort of outside intervention, we have yet to detect any trace of it. However... I have never heard any astronomer or cosmologist speak about, mention or even imply any sort of "coincidence", let alone use it as an explanation for anything, when they construct possible models of the universe and investigate how it began. The literature is actually pretty deterministic throughout. That's another reason why I zeroed in on your mention of "coincidence" - because it is not only absent from discourses about biology, but from any sort of scientific discourse I am aware of. I hope this all made sense. If it didn't, it means I'll have to practice my English some more, as I am not a native speaker. Alternatively, if you find any flaws in my reasoning, it would be a pleasure for me to be made aware of it so I can take another look at the matter. I wish you courage enough to follow the evidence, wherever it may lead. ;)

[@Paperbutton9]

Did this make anyone else cry?

[@gluckystrong3336]

Falcon’s claws are super sharp

[@DaSnipy]

aww for the falcon .. yahoo for the pigeon.. but mostly .. aww for the falcon !

[@BunBumBoba]

Props to the cameraman for getting us shots in the nostrils, eyelids, and especially reaching a terminal velocity of 200mph, going faster than even the peregrine falcon herself.

[@ronioffiziell]

We‘ letting you alone with this comment.

[@somegalfromcan]

There's a roller coaster ride just waiting to be designed - based on the flight of the Peregrine Falcon.

[@speedfreak9717]

The baffle design has been implemented in aircraft since in the 1950's, they're know as nose cones or inlet spikes.

[@babayaga5758]

The Superman of all birds.

[@chrislasekan1685]

YEEESSS! YOUR GOING DOWN PIGEON!Intense build up and music plays, about to strike the pigeon, aaaaaaannndd…The Pigeon says "NOT TODAY!" And dodges the attack… :(

[@tyrionnaik3603]

one of best vdos of BBC studio

[@shabirhussain4667]

I love falcon birds😍😍😍

[@user-pl3cj4ec4j]

20% attacks is for eating, 80% attacks for training

[@CurlySimone]

What a beautiful bird, but I sure wish this video captured mama bird catching the pigeon so she could feed her chicks. But then again, I love pigeons too- had one as a pet when I was a child and boy are they smart.

[@sondresotto-urbano3904]

I came here from reading the book "Ms. Peregrines Home for Peculiar Children"! Anybody else??

[@noobmeister6652]

Mrs. Peregrine got humiliated by pigeon on its own show. 😎

[@jamesday5183]

Peregrine falcon are the fastest animal on the planet.

[@nishisingh4349]

Its name should have been Jet falcon

[@steveanacorteswa3979]

Cool, just saw my first Peregrine Falcon in the wild today, was just sitting on a power pole but did get a good shot of him (camera shot) flew away but it was pretty leisurely, hoping to go back today and see if it's feeding time.

[@peterkoz3377]

I really love peregrinfalcons when I was smaller and still I love to learn about them I also love cats and wolfs

[@etc_kraken4008]

Been watching this since I was like 6 and I love it keep up the good work

[@luievd89]

that's the beauty of nature, even pigeons developed the hability to cut from scratch the flight mechanics, hence, altering completly the trayectory, thus making the falcon calculations useless (because at that speed there's little it can do about maneuverig) .... awsome

[@youtuberfanyoutuberfan4661]

My favorite bird

[@nicksacco5041]

20% success rate sounds like a pretty bad strategy

[@aekrhcpssbb]

Greatest video about peregrine falcon on youtube