How fast can a falcon dive? : fascinating answers to questions about birds of prey /

How fast can a falcon dive? : fascinating answers to questions about birds of prey /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Capainolo, Peter, 1959- author.
Imprint:	New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, ©2010.
Description:	1 online resource (xiii, 219 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color)
Language:	English
Series:	Animal Q & A Animal Q & A.
Subject:	Birds of prey -- Miscellanea. Birds of prey. Electronic books. Trivia and miscellanea.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11145238

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Other authors / contributors:	Butler, Carol A., 1943- author.
ISBN:	9780813550329 0813550327 9780813547909 0813547903 1283865718 9781283865715
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-288) and index. English. Print version record.
Summary:	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.
Other form:	Print version: Capainolo, Peter, 1959- How fast can a falcon dive? New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, ©2010 9780813547909

Table of Contents:

Raptor basics
Raptor bodies
Raptor behavior
Raptor reproduction
Dangers and defenses
Raptor husbandry
Taming and training
Raptors and people
Research and conservation.