Super Fast Falcon
Nature documentary. The peregrine falcon is the fastest animal on earth - it can reach speeds of over 200mph. But what does it take to be a high-speed record breaker?
The peregrine falcon is the fastest animal on earth - it can reach speeds of over 200mph. But what does it take to be a high-speed record breaker? To find out, we follow a young family of falcons as they grow up in downtown Chicago.
We join renowned bird handler Lloyd Buck, who, with the help of state-of-the-art technology and leading avian scientists, puts his peregrines to the test. And finally, we see if Lloyd can train one young peregrine for the ultimate challenge of speed and agility - against an Olympic skier in the Swiss Alps. Through such groundbreaking experiments and intimate views of these special birds in the wild, the secrets behind these superfast falcons can finally be revealed.
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Web Exclusive: Mary Hennen of the Chicago Peregrine Program
Duration: 02:09
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Web Exclusive: Peregrine and Bike Race Off
Duration: 01:25
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A peregrine chick hatches
Duration: 01:20
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Learning to fly
Duration: 00:53
Music Played
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Josh Groban, John Lewis
Straight To You
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Dorette
Een Leven Lang Met Jou
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Wax
Holiday
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Urban Cookie Collective
The Key The Secret
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Vikram Prabhu, Monal Gajjar, D. Imman, Jithin Raj, Shreya Ghoshal
Pidikkudhae (From "Sigaram Thodu")
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Three Drives
Deep Sea
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D. Imman
Clash of The Titans
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Narrator | Peter Capaldi |
Series Editor | Roger Webb |
Series Producer | Holly Spearing |
Producer | Sophie Meyjes |
Producer | Lucy Smith |
Director | Simon Baxter |
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