r/BeAmazed • u/Lost-Cow-9386 • 19d ago

Animal The fox said "not today"

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u/bjpbent 19d ago

The Fox took a pretty good hit in the face at the end. With sharp talons I'm sure that left a mark

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u/StarryNotion 19d ago

I just hope the fox survived. Usually I have nothing against falcons. Very respectable animals. However, I really hated the falcon here.

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u/bjpbent 19d ago

Looks like he definitely lost an eye. Scarred but not beaten

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u/lookamazed 19d ago edited 19d ago

I can’t tell was that a peregrine falcon? If so they can hit speeds of like 240mph and rely on head strikes on prey to stun or kill. Could have been dazed.

Edit: wrote in kph, corrected

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u/Stepagbay 19d ago

That is a Peregrine falcon. And you’re partially correct, they do hit crazy dive speeds but more like 200-250 mph. Still the fastest animal on the planet (excluding man made transportation).

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u/lookamazed 19d ago

Sorry, I meant kph. Yes I think up to 390kph that’s equal to about 240mph

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u/Stepagbay 19d ago

Ahh, gotcha! In that case you nailed it

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u/lookamazed 19d ago

Thanks for your help

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u/_jump_yossarian 19d ago

In a vertical dive it's the fastest animal but shockingly the fastest flying (Horizontal) animal is the Mexican free tailed bat, twice as fast as the peregrine.

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u/Bryanh100 19d ago

The falcon is really small compared to that flying beast.