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Falcon’s high-speed dive generates forces needed to catch agile prey

13 Apr 2018
Peregrine falcon
Guided missile: a peregrine falcon in a stoop (Courtesy: Robin Mills)
Peregrine falcons dive from great heights and at extreme speeds when hunting to generate high aerody

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