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Hawks










               RED-TAILED HAWK
               Buteo jamaicensis
               Lifespan Up to 25 years
               Adult weight Up to
               1.6kg (3.5lb)
                                                                                                NO FEATHER-BRAIN
               Conservation status
                                                                                                According to some
                                                                                                biologists, hawks are
               LEAST CONCERN                                                                    among the most intelligent
                                                                                                birds in the world.

































               HAWK-EYED

               Hawks see in full
               colour and can                                                                                                            POWERFUL WINGS
               detect ultraviolet                                                                                                        A hawk in flight beats
               light, polarised                                                                                                          its wings rapidly to gain
               light and even                                                                                                            height and speed before
               magnetic fields.                                                                                                           soaring through the air.





























                HOOKED BEAK
                Hawks have sharp and curved
                beaks, perfect for tearing
                at flesh.




              RED-TAILED HAWK




              7KH UHG WDLO ıDSV LWV ZLQJV DV OLWWOH DV                                                                       DEADLY TALONS
                                                                                                                             The hawk’s long, sharp
              SRVVLEOH WR FRQVHUYH HQHUJ\ IRU WKH FKDVH                                                                      talons are its main weapons
                                                                                                                             in a hunt, grabbing and
                                                                                                                             clasping their prey.
                                                                                                                                                                         © Getty





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