Kiwi Rider
Donating Member
Here's some fun-facts you may or may not know about the Japanese Peregrine Falcon, also known as .... the Hayabusa.
"They are the fastest animal on the planet. When they attack a prey bird, in a hunting dive called a “stoop,” they reach speeds in excess of 300 kph. Some birds have been recorded diving at an incredible 390 kph. To breathe while traveling at such speeds, the bird has a specialized respiratory system. The lungs are supplemented by air sacs where gas exchange does not occur, but from where air is pumped into the lungs to keep them inflated at all times, even when the bird is breathing out. Peregrine falcons also have special cones in their nostrils to regulate air flow when diving at high speeds. The heart is as strong as the bird is fast, beating 268 times per minute."
"Food: Medium-size birds, watch out; Blackbirds, ducks, shorebirds, ptarmigans, grouse, doves and songbirds — peregrine falcons prey almost exclusively on other birds. In cities, they will take pigeons and starlings.
So many similarities to our bikes.
The Blackbird better look out.
You want speed? You've got it!
"They are the fastest animal on the planet. When they attack a prey bird, in a hunting dive called a “stoop,” they reach speeds in excess of 300 kph. Some birds have been recorded diving at an incredible 390 kph. To breathe while traveling at such speeds, the bird has a specialized respiratory system. The lungs are supplemented by air sacs where gas exchange does not occur, but from where air is pumped into the lungs to keep them inflated at all times, even when the bird is breathing out. Peregrine falcons also have special cones in their nostrils to regulate air flow when diving at high speeds. The heart is as strong as the bird is fast, beating 268 times per minute."
"Food: Medium-size birds, watch out; Blackbirds, ducks, shorebirds, ptarmigans, grouse, doves and songbirds — peregrine falcons prey almost exclusively on other birds. In cities, they will take pigeons and starlings.
So many similarities to our bikes.
The Blackbird better look out.
You want speed? You've got it!
