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• ☐ ☐ ☐ raise v. - bring a baby to maturity
• ☐ ☐ ☐ chicks n. - baby birds
• ☐ ☐ ☐ provide v. - give food and support to your family
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a nest n. - the home of a bird [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ 300-foot adj. - about 100-meter
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a bell tower n. - a tall thin building with a bell at the top
• ☐ ☐ ☐ courtesy of exp. - thanks to
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a perch n. - a high place to stand and look around
• ☐ ☐ ☐ scan v. - look, search
• ☐ ☐ ☐ prey n. - an animal that is eaten by a predator
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a nook n. - a small space or hole
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a cliff n. - a very steep, vertical face of rock [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ scratch v. - to scrape or dig with the claws or nails
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a depression n. - a shallow (not deep) hole
• ☐ ☐ ☐ lays an egg exp. - when a bird produces eggs
• ☐ ☐ ☐ drop by phv. - visit without an invitation
• ☐ ☐ ☐ scope out phv. - check out, examine
• ☐ ☐ ☐ take turns exp. - alternate
• ☐ ☐ ☐ jump into action exp. - quickly start doing something
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an agricultural pesticide n. - a chemical to protect plants/crops from insects
• ☐ ☐ ☐ DDT n. - a colorless odorless pesticide
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a shell n. - the outside of an egg
• ☐ ☐ ☐ calcium n. - a chemical element, good for bones, found in milk
• ☐ ☐ ☐ lingering effects exp. - effects that last for a long time
• ☐ ☐ ☐ tender morsels n. - soft delicious pieces of food
• ☐ ☐ ☐ cough something up phv. - bring something up out through the mouth by coughing
• ☐ ☐ ☐ develop an attitude exp. - become very demanding
• ☐ ☐ ☐ hangry adj. - hungry + angry
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a season finale n. - the last episode of a tv show season
• ☐ ☐ ☐ hang around phv. - stay, not leave
• ☐ ☐ ☐ horse around phv. - have fun, play, usually in a rough way
• ☐ ☐ ☐ conservation efforts exp. - effort made to protect animals or the environment

n. - noun,    v. - verb,    phv. - phrasal verb,    adj. - adjective,    exp. - expression

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1. Peregrine falcons are _____ animals in the world.
   the fastest
   one of the fastest
   
   
2. Peregrine falcons only give _____ to their babies.
   meat
   eggs
   insects
   other birds
   
   
3. Peregrine falcons _____ eat other birds.
   never
   rarely
   mostly
   only
   
   
4. The _____ is trying to impress the _____ with a gift of meat.
   male, female
   female, male
   
   
5. These two falcons have made their nest at the top of a _____ tall tower.
   30-foot
   300-foot
   30-meter
   300-meter
   
   
6. There are _____ cameras watching the bird nest.
   two
   three
   four
   five
   
   
7. The female scratches a depression in the ground to _____.
   hide the eggs
   keep the eggs warm
   stop the eggs from rolling away
   
   
8. This peregrine falcon lays _____ eggs.
   two
   three
   four
   five
   
   
9. The falcon couple _____ other falcons near the nest.
   wants
   doesn't want
   
   
10. The chemical DDT used to make the falcon egg shells _____.
    darker
    thinner
    poisonous
    
    
11. DDT was banned in the US in _____.
    1972
    1982
    1992
    
    
12. ____ of the eggs hatch.
    Two
    Three
    Four
    
    
13. The falcon chicks _____ bones and feathers when they are eating.
    avoid
    digest
    cough up
    
    
14. The falcon chicks need a lot of energy to _____.
    get to full size
    grow adult feathers
    
    
15. The falcon chicks are able to fly after _____.
    three weeks
    four weeks
    five weeks
    six weeks
    
    
16. The falcon chicks stay in the nest for _____ after they learn to fly.
    another week
    another month
    another year
    
    

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peregrine / falcon / fast / animal / world

Peregrine falcons are the fastest animal(s) in the world.

peregrine / falcon / only / give / meat / chick

Peregrine falcons only give meat to their chicks.

male / peregrine / give / meat / female / prove / he / will / able / provide

The male peregrine gives meat to the female (in order) to prove (that) he will be able to provide.

two / peregrine / build / nest / top / bell / tower / Berkeley

The two peregrines (have) built their nest at the top of a bell tower [at/in] Berkeley.

peregrine / build / nest / tall / building / that / they / can / scan / prey

Peregrines build their nest in tall buildings so that they can scan for prey.

in / wild / female / peregrine / scratch / depression / gravel / that / egg / not / roll

In the wild, female peregrines scratch depressions [into/in] (the) gravel so that their eggs don’t roll [off/away].

when / young / peregrine / come / near / nest / male / peregrine / chase / it / away

When a young peregrine comes near (to) the nest, the male peregrine chases it away.

agricultural / pesticide / DDT / can / weak / peregrine / egg

The agricultural pesticide DDT can weaken peregrine eggs.

only / three / four / egg / hatch

Only three of the four eggs hatch.

at / month / old / baby / peregrine / need / lot / energy / grow / mature / wing / feather

At [a/one] month old, the baby peregrines need a lot of energy (in order) to grow (their) mature wing feathers.

at / six / week / peregrine / chick / able / fly

At six weeks, the peregrine chicks are able to fly.

young / falcon / hang / tower / least / month / after / they / learn / fly

The young falcons hang around the tower for at least a month after they [learn/have learned] to fly.

1. What were the three most interesting facts that you learned about peregrine falcons from the video?
2. From the video, can you explain why peregrine falcons faced extinction? Use these words: 60 years,   accumulate,   broke,   calcium,   DDT,   eggs,   pesticide,   reduce,   sat,   shell,   thin
3. Males provide direct care of their young in less than 5% of mammal species, but in 90% of bird species, the males stay around to help raise the young. Why do you think this is?   Source: WSJ 2016
4. What do you know about DDT? What was it used for? Why was it banned?
5. Do you like birds? In your opinion, which types of birds are the most beautiful or majestic? Which types of birds are ugly or disgusting?
6. Which birds do you think have the thickest, strongest, most durable eggs?
7. Peregrine falcons can fly at a speed of about 390 km/h. What do you think is the fastest land animal in the world (speed: ~120km/h)? What is the fastest animal in water (speed: ~130 km/h)?