Ever wake up in the morning and think to yourself, "damn peregrine falcon is a fucking badass"?
What is the fastest animal on Earth? Cheetah? Sonic the Hedgehog? No, it is this here bird
Peregrine Falcon aka Falco Peregrinus. See even the name is so badass, scientists just made a more Latin version of the exact same name.
It can reach speed of 300 km/h. It sights its prey from far above and then dive bombs like a living missile
Imagine every time you need to grab a sandwich you have to sight it from a distance where it would look like a pixel and chuck yourself at it at hundreds of kilometers per hour and the sandwich is moving! But Peregrine Falcons do just that.
Everything about the bird is AERODYNAMIC CHEF'S KISS. It even has smaller eye-ridges to reduce drag. Their wing are compact and angled to make them extremely maneuverable in the air. The air pressure on its face during its dives is so intense, it could suffocate it, but the falcon has little bones in its nostrils to slow down air going into their lungs.
And their eyesight is impeccable too.
Damn, I think God was crunching while making this bird.
Peregrine Falcon is so good at flying, that they frequently DESTROY birds many time larger than themselves in territorial air combat. Because being larger and physically stronger matter little when contending with the feathered embodiment of the After Burner theme in the air.
Here is the video showing this BOSS bird nailing targets and demolishing big ass pelicans in combat. Also yeets a snake off a cliff.
What is the fastest animal on Earth? Cheetah? Sonic the Hedgehog? No, it is this here bird
Peregrine Falcon aka Falco Peregrinus. See even the name is so badass, scientists just made a more Latin version of the exact same name.
It can reach speed of 300 km/h. It sights its prey from far above and then dive bombs like a living missile
Imagine every time you need to grab a sandwich you have to sight it from a distance where it would look like a pixel and chuck yourself at it at hundreds of kilometers per hour and the sandwich is moving! But Peregrine Falcons do just that.
Everything about the bird is AERODYNAMIC CHEF'S KISS. It even has smaller eye-ridges to reduce drag. Their wing are compact and angled to make them extremely maneuverable in the air. The air pressure on its face during its dives is so intense, it could suffocate it, but the falcon has little bones in its nostrils to slow down air going into their lungs.
And their eyesight is impeccable too.
Damn, I think God was crunching while making this bird.
Peregrine Falcon is so good at flying, that they frequently DESTROY birds many time larger than themselves in territorial air combat. Because being larger and physically stronger matter little when contending with the feathered embodiment of the After Burner theme in the air.
Here is the video showing this BOSS bird nailing targets and demolishing big ass pelicans in combat. Also yeets a snake off a cliff.
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