Falconry

High school (ages 12+)
Sports & Games

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/falconry

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the scientific name (saker falcon)?Falco cherrug
2. What is the diet (general)?Carnivore; primarily small to medium-sized mammals (rodents, rabbits) and birds
3. Which birds are used in falconry?Falcons and hawks are used. The Peregrine Falcon, Red‑tailed Hawk, and Harris’s Hawk are common choices.
4. Why is the Peregrine Falcon special?It can dive faster than 200 miles per hour, making it the fastest animal when it hunts.

Quarry: The wild animal being hunted by the bird of prey in falconry.
Jesses: Short leather straps attached to a bird of prey's legs for control by the falconer.
Stoop: The steep, high-speed dive performed by a falcon when hunting from altitude.