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Father knows nest: the fast and furious parenting of peregrine falcons

Peregrine falcons are the fastest animals in the world: When in hot pursuit of a pigeon or other bird to pluck from midair they can reach 240 miles per hour – faster than a single engine plane!

But even these raptor superstars need to settle down with a mate eventually, in order to have babies, and when they do, they often pick a tall building in a city.

In this video, we follow falcons Annie and Grinnell, as they face the tough demands of raising a family high up in their 300-foot tower penthouse. They furiously guard their eggs from invaders, then stuff their screaming newborn chicks with meat. Will these kids ever leave the nest?

Read more about the fascinating peregrine falcon’s parenting behaviour in the accompanying article, here.

View the original video here.

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