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Season 45 · Episode 16
Landed Wed, 21 Nov 2018 · 21:00 your time · 1 episode · 1h 0m
Season 45, Episode 16 of NOVA aired Wednesday, 21 November 2018 at 9pm ET on PBS.
- S45E16World's Fastest AnimalSee the world through the eyes of nature's fastest animal: the peregrine falcon. Though once perilously endangered in the U.S., this spectacular predator is now thriving again in American cities and on every continent but Antarctica. What is the secret to its predatory prowess? To find out, follow a young family of peregrines in urban Chicago as the chicks hatch and learn from their parents to fly and hunt. And join expert falconer Lloyd Buck as he trains a captive peregrine named Moses to go faster and puts its hunting skills to the test. What's the secret behind the peregrine falcon's blistering speed, able to reach nearly 200 mph?
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