In a hunting dive, the peregrine falcon becomes the fastest animal alive, plunging at speeds of more than 320 km/h — before striking its prey in mid-air, a blow that can kill on impact

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A peregrine falcon in a hunting dive reaches a terminal velocity of about 320 km/h (200 mph), which makes it the fastest animal alive. That figure is not a guess from a single enthusiast with a stopwatch. A peer-reviewed aerodynamics study notes that peregrines exceed 320 km/h in a full stoop, though its own filmed [...] The post In a hunting dive, the peregrine falcon becomes the fastest animal alive, plunging at speeds of more than 320 km/h — before striking its prey in mid-air, a blow that can kill on impact appeared first on Space Daily .