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Moment Of Um

How did the peregrine falcon get its name?

Moment Of Um

Lemonada Media

Kids & Family, Education For Kids

4.41.5K Ratings

🗓️ 28 November 2024

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

Peregrine falcons are the fastest animals on earth. They’re the super sonic jets of the animal kingdom! So what does the word “peregrine” mean and how did these amazing birds get their name? We chatted with conservation biologist Imogene Cancellare to help us find the answer.


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0:00.0

From the brains behind brains on, this is the Moment of Um.

0:09.8

Moment of Um comes to you from APM Studios. I'm Fiona, and I'm a falconer.

0:19.9

Falconers are wild bird trainers.

0:23.0

I spend my days stomping around the muddy countryside,

0:26.6

training hawks, falcons, and eagles.

0:29.7

Don't try this at home, but when I want a bird friend to land on me,

0:33.8

I like to hold out my arm like a tree branch, so they have a nice perch. I also wear this

0:39.1

big, heavy glove on my outstretched hand to protect it from the bird's sharp talons. And often,

0:46.0

I'll put a little bird snack on my glove so they'll want to come, because who doesn't love a snack?

0:54.0

Ooh, I hear Artemis.

0:55.9

She's my Peregrine falcon.

0:58.1

I named her Artemis after the Greek goddess of the hunt.

1:02.8

Like her namesake, Artemis is a fierce hunter.

1:07.1

All peregrine falcons are.

1:09.1

They are the fastest birds in the world. I wonder if the name Peregrine falcons are. They are the fastest birds in the world.

1:12.6

I wonder if the name peregrine falcon has anything to do with how fast they are.

1:17.8

Lucas was wondering something similar.

1:19.8

He wanted to know how did the peregrine falcon get its name.

1:24.4

The word peregrine, the common name for this bird, Peregrin is from the Latin word paragrin, the common name for this bird, peregrin is from the Latin word peregrinous.

1:31.5

So their scientific name is falco paragrinus. And that word means wanderer or traveler.

1:39.0

My name is Imaging Cancelari and I am a conservation biologist. All animals are named for a variety of different

1:45.6

reasons. The simplest is when they are named after an easily identifiable trait, like how many

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