Falcon
Contains many fascinating facts about the world's fastest animal, including falcons in secret military projects and espionage; falcons nesting in the middle of cities; the history of the race to save the peregrine; and the colourful sport of falconry.
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Falcon
Contains many fascinating facts about the world's fastest animal, including falcons in secret military projects and espionage; falcons nesting in the middle of cities; the history of the race to save the peregrine; and the colourful sport of falconry.
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Falcon

Falcon

by Helen MacDonald
Falcon

Falcon

by Helen MacDonald

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Overview

Contains many fascinating facts about the world's fastest animal, including falcons in secret military projects and espionage; falcons nesting in the middle of cities; the history of the race to save the peregrine; and the colourful sport of falconry.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781861894908
Publisher: Reaktion Books, Limited
Publication date: 07/11/2012
Series: Animal
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Sales rank: 963,257
File size: 12 MB
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About the Author

Helen Macdonald is a research fellow at Jesus College, Cambridge. She has kept falcons since she was eleven years old and has worked in falcon conservation biology in Britain and the United Arab Emirates.

Table of Contents

Introduction7
1Natural History11
2Mythical Falcons37
3Trained Falcons69
4Threatened Falcons106
5Military Falcons136
6Urban Falcons161
Timeline188
References190
Bibliography198
Associations and Websites200
Acknowledgements202
Photo Acknowledgements203
Index205
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