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    Falcon

    Falcon

    by Helen MacDonald


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      ISBN-13: 9781861894908
    • Publisher: Reaktion Books, Limited
    • Publication date: 07/11/2012
    • Series: Animal
    • Sold by: Barnes & Noble
    • Format: eBook
    • Sales rank: 355,830
    • File size: 12 MB
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    Helen Macdonald is a research fellow at Jesus College, Cambridge. She has kept falcons since she was eleven years old and has worked in falcon conservation biology in Britain and the United Arab Emirates.

    Table of Contents

    Introduction7
    1Natural History11
    2Mythical Falcons37
    3Trained Falcons69
    4Threatened Falcons106
    5Military Falcons136
    6Urban Falcons161
    Timeline188
    References190
    Bibliography198
    Associations and Websites200
    Acknowledgements202
    Photo Acknowledgements203
    Index205

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    Contains many fascinating facts about the world's fastest animal, including falcons in secret military projects and espionage; falcons nesting in the middle of cities; the history of the race to save the peregrine; and the colourful sport of falconry.

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