Peregrines

[Andrew Taylor <>]

On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 10:34:10AM +1000, Kurtis Lindsay wrote:
> But at speeds of up to 390 km/h, clearly the Peregrine Falcon reamins
> the fastest animal and perhaps fastest organism on  earth.

I wouldn't count on this because the basic physics suggest Gyrfalcons have
a higher maximum diving speed, essentially because they are heavier.
When someone trains a big female Gyrfalcon to chase a lure tossed out of
an aeroplane it may dive faster.

Andrew