How fast can a falcon dive? fascinating answers to questions about birds of prey - Capainolo, Peter (Rutgers University Press, 2010)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-288) and index
Raptor basics -- Raptor bodies -- Raptor behavior -- Raptor reproduction -- Dangers and defenses -- Raptor husbandry -- Taming and training -- Raptors and people -- Research and conservation
How Fast Can a Falcon Dive? explores the world of raptors in a way that will appeal to bird lovers and biology enthusiasts alike. In a reader friendly question and answer format, and complete with more than fifty-five color and black and white images, ornithologist Peter Capainolo and science writer Carol A. Butler define and classify raptors, explore the physical attributes of birds of prey, view how their bodies work, and explain the social and physical behaviors of these species-how they communicate, hunt, reproduce, and more