The peregrine falcon is the fastest animal on Earth, diving at over 300 km/h, hunting with precision, and thriving in cities ...

Faster than a race car and lethal mid-air, this remarkable bird dominates the skies with unmatched speed and precision, raising fresh wonder about how nature created such a hunter.

Falcons are known to be fast and powerful predatory birds. However, the peregrine falcon stands in a class by itself. The peregrine falcon is so fast that scientists had to create a computer model to ...

EVANSVILLE − Few animals capture the imagination like peregrine falcons with their dramatic appearance and lightning speed. Considered the fastest animal on earth, peregrine falcons dive on their prey ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Wednesday, Aug. 27 turned out to be an eventful day, bird-wise. I set out before dawn for the upper reaches of Hoover Reservoir.

The bird reaches astonishing speeds that are comparable to those of high-performance sports cars in just a few seconds. It then strikes its unsuspecting prey before it even has a chance to get away.