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The Peregrine Falcon is considered cosmopolitan; it is indigenous to all inhabited continents and many islands, and has a wide temperature tolerance from desert to arctic.

Inland and coastal cliff, moorland and mountain crags, wooded country, tall city buildings and even treeless tundra suit the Peregrine. The peregrine feeds almost exclusively on birds, rarely mammals.

Prey is caught from a stoop. The Peregrine, like other falcons will smash into or rake their prey with specially adapted elongated toes. It is thought the Peregrine is capable of reaching speeds in excess of 200mph. The Peregrine is considered the fastest animal on the planet.