The Peregrine falcon is one of the fastest animals on the planet, reaching speeds up to 200 m.p.h. when diving from the clouds for its next supper.

If wide population distribution is a sure sign of an animal’s evolutionary success, then the falcon is a clear winner. The roughly 40 types of falcons are distributed across every continent except ...

A colorful umbrella was Grace LeCuyer’s shield as she warded off a protective parent that is prone to dive-bombing her. The raptor survey coordinator held off Moxie, the peregrine falcon chick’s ...