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Peregrine Falcons at the National Wildlife Refuges

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Flying in excess of 200 mph in a stoop, the Peregrine Falcon is considered to be the world’s fastest animal. BBC Nature has a really cool video of the Peregrine hunting a pigeon in a stoop. References: 1 Birds of North America Online , 2 Wikipedia , 3 National Wildlife Refuge Association , 4 Defenders of Wildlife.

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