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− | '''Peregrine falcons''' are small [[Creature|birds]] who can be found in almost every [[biome]], excluding [[ocean]]s, [[glacier]]s, and [[tropical]] rain [[forest]]s. They spawn one at a time and occasionally dive down from the sky to kill [[vermin]] on the ground, being harmless to a [[dwarf]] and benign to other creatures. Females are known as | + | '''Peregrine falcons''' are small [[Creature|birds]] who can be found in almost every [[biome]], excluding [[ocean]]s, [[glacier]]s, and [[tropical]] rain [[forest]]s. They spawn one at a time and occasionally dive down from the sky to kill [[vermin]] on the ground, being harmless to a [[dwarf]] and benign to other creatures. Females are known as peregrine falcons, while males are known as tiercel peregrines. |
− | Peregrine falcons can be captured with [[cage]] [[trap]]s and [[Animal trainer|trained]] into low-value [[pet]]s. They can be put into [[nest box]]es in order to be part of a fort's [[egg production]], but hatching them for [[meat]] is worthless - peregrine falcons are too small to produce anything but a [[skull]]. While they are the fastest birds in real life, reaching dive speeds of 200+ mph (320 km/h), ''Dwarf Fortress'' does not handle [[gait]]s faster than 87 km/h, instead using this as maximum flight speed, which nonetheless makes them the fastest fliers in the game | + | Peregrine falcons can be captured with [[cage]] [[trap]]s and [[Animal trainer|trained]] into low-value [[pet]]s. Due to not being considered exotic, a falcon who receives training will become fully tame. They can be put into [[nest box]]es in order to be part of a fort's [[egg production]], but hatching them for [[meat]] is worthless - peregrine falcons are too small to produce anything but a [[skull]]. While they are the fastest birds in real life, reaching dive speeds of 200+ mph (320 km/h), ''Dwarf Fortress'' does not handle [[gait]]s faster than 87 km/h, instead using this as maximum flight speed, which nonetheless makes them the fastest fliers in the game. |
Some dwarves [[Preferences|like]] peregrine falcons for their ''ability to dive through the air''. | Some dwarves [[Preferences|like]] peregrine falcons for their ''ability to dive through the air''. | ||
− | [[Image:Falco peregrinus | + | [[Image:Falco peregrinus -Morro Rock, Morro Bay, California, USA -flying-8.jpg|thumb|center|400px|Admired for its ''ability to dive through the air''.]] |
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