A video from the Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) shows the moment wildlife officials released the "fastest animal on the planet" into the wild on Wednesday.

Once on the brink of extinction, Yosemite’s iconic peregrine falcons are now thriving thanks to the cooperation of climbers.

They typically catch their prey in the air with fast pursuits, rapid dives and other impressive aerial maneuvers for which these falcons are known and admired. Perhaps its most famous hunting ...

Dragonflies and other flying insects flap their paper-thin wings very fast to help them fly. Their bodies are thin and sleek.

The peregrine falcon’s ability to dive for prey at over 240 miles an hour has long captivated humans. In the 1970s falconers helped save the species from extinction. An Indian painting portrays ...

Peregrine falcons are the world’s fastest animal, reaching speeds of up to 200 miles per hour when they dive from great ...

The Peregrine falcon is not your average avian predator. When hunting, this remarkable bird will fly to great heights, then dive bomb its prey abruptly at speeds of up to 242 mph. (03:43 ...

Peregrine falcons can reach speeds in excess of 200mph when diving. “It’s just a momma protecting her young,” Ms Hennen said. “Their reflex is to swoop at you. That’s on purpose ...

Within the bird world, there are some crazy adaptations. For instance, there are birds larger than a man that can kick a hole ...

The peregrine falcon pair have been in Victoria for some ... The peregrine stoop, their diving-bombing technique, sees the birds reach a high altitude and then dive down at lightning speed to ...

avoiding angry peregrine parents diving towards them at upwards of 200 mph / 322 kmph. Once on the ground, the eggs were incubated and hatched safely before the young falcons were sent back to ...

The peregrine falcon pair have been in Victoria for some ... The peregrine stoop, their diving-bombing technique, sees the birds reach a high altitude and then dive down at lightning speed to ...