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Its diving speed during flight is more than 300 km (186 miles) per hour, making it not only the world’s fastest bird but also the world’s fastest animal. (mander.xyz)
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[–] [email protected] 48 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (4 children)

Fuck you, the Peregrine Falcon is awesome, it is best bird, fight me.

I will not have my boy be slandered like this.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I’ll fight you. My man the crow will mess up your stupid falcon.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 10 months ago

They will too! My neighborhood murder is enormous, and they keep the airspace clear of bald eagles. If an eagle ever dares enter our neighborhood, the crows flock out of the trees by the hundreds and chase that motherfucker off, cawing all the way. When they're done, they all return to the trees and caw for a good half hour afterwards. My guess is they're talking about how bad ass they are.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

That’s clearly a jackdaw

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Oh God

[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It's only "fast" because it's just falling.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Ok buddy, let's see you pull out of a terminal velocity (180mph) head first dive.

As any pilot will tell you; if you manage to pull out of a dive it's not falling out of the sky, it's aerobatics.

Ontop of this, it's catching prey in it's talons, let's see you try and grab anything when traveling at 180mph in any direction.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I've ridden in an airplane before, it's not difficult.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Bet you coulda outran pompeiis lava flows too

[–] [email protected] 15 points 10 months ago

In an airplane? Probably.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

I'll let my B&G macaws fight for me. However I do think the Peregrine is the best raptor in the world.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Isn't this also the bird that picked up its prey and drops them from a great height to kill them since it can't kill with its claws?

[–] [email protected] 19 points 10 months ago

Even better. It curls its feet into fists and dive bombs with a 240mph punch to stun its prey, then casually walks up to finish the job with its beak.

It kills with the real life Falcon Punch