Here you can see the cone in the peregrines nostril. Without it, the bird's sinuses would be blown out by high velocity wind in their 200 mile/hr stoops. Jets have similar cones in the front of the plane for the same reasons. Also, you can see the specialized notch on the bill, which is used to sever the spinal cord on prey birds, usually in midair. It has the largest talons, proportionally of any raptor, and I could go on and on. It is natures perfect killing machine.
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