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Aired (September 22, 2024): Ang mga peregrine falcon, itinuturing na pinakamabilis na ibon sa buong mundo. Itinuturing rin silang 'fighter jet' ng animal kingdom. Mas kilalanin ang mga ito kasama si Doc Ferds Recio. Panoorin ang video!

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00:00You need a different set of skills to probably hit your target.
00:18With so many predators on top of you, you shouldn't be strong or big.
00:25It's a big help if you're fast.
00:30This is the Peregrine Falcon.
00:33The undisputed super bird or fastest bird in the world.
00:44It can fly at a speed of 389 km or even faster than a bullet train.
00:51And almost three times faster than a cheetah.
00:56They are the so-called fighter jet of the animal kingdom.
01:04I've been to a nesting site of the Peregrine Falcon in Luzon.
01:11But of course, it wasn't easy.
01:21Because they nest in the upper part of the field.
01:28Until we caught a Peregrine Falcon.
01:34It's hard to see them from this vantage point.
01:37The sky is actually making it more difficult for us to appreciate them.
01:41But with the aid of the telephoto lenses, we can appreciate them better.
01:45We can observe their behavior, how they eat, how they fly.
01:51They hunt in mid-air.
01:53The birds that fly are the ones that they will chase.
01:56And that's what they will hunt for.
01:59So that they can eat themselves or feed their cubs like this one.
02:05This Peregrine Falcon is already getting used to being fast.
02:11And now, it's time for its parents to go home.
02:16Right now, they're starting to discover their surroundings.
02:20And they're starting to develop themselves for the preparation of their flight.
02:28We're seeing actually four young ones.
02:33And they're fledging already.
02:35As the cubs grow up, their parents will transfer them to a higher ground.
02:42This will be their training ground for their flight.
02:49In the air, they'll seem to be dogfighting.
02:54It's important for them to get used to any challenge.
03:00Especially against illegal hunting.
03:04The birds are still hunting.
03:08They're being chased using airguns.
03:11Even though they're Olympians in birdwatching,
03:14they lose when it comes to territory.
03:22Because the forest where they used to live
03:26has been replaced by houses and cars.
03:30This is the biggest obstacle course
03:32where they're putting their lives in danger.

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