How Fast Is A Gyrfalcon? | Earth Unplugged

First we raced a Peregrine falcon against a Red Bull downhill mountain bike champion! Now it's the turn of Lloyd's Gryfalcon, how fast can this magnificent bird of prey chase the Bentley along the airstrip?! Subscribe: http://bit.ly/SubscribeToEarthUnplugged

Maddie catches up with bird handling legend Lloyd Buck who explains the gyrfalcon's evolutionary adaptations.

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