A bird robot with falcon-like legs that allows it to land on perches perfectly. William Roderick, a recently graduated Stanford University Ph.D. student, led the bird-bot construction effort.

A flying robot that resembles a peregrine falcon can be used to scare away flocks of birds in fields, performing better at this task than a standard drone. RobotFalcon resembles a peregrine falcon ...

A flying robot inspired by a male peregrine falcon can scare away flocks of birds in fields within 5 minutes of flying over and keep them away for up to four hours, on average.

Driving along the 3-mile road into the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, my wife, Kathy, and I spotted a raptor on the crossbar of a power pole about 75 yards away. “Peregrine falcon!” I ...

The peregrine falcon is considered the fastest animal on earth — flying up to 200 miles an hour to snatch its prey. “I’ve seen peregrine catch bats on the wings.

“The bird can fly beautifully, and it can hunt and eat its kill. To us, it doesn’t matter how famous they are or not. Every bird to us is as important as every other bird. But it’s so great to be at ...

Now, imagine you are flying on an aeroplane and find a pet falcon accompanying an Emirati man inside the cabin. If that was not bizarre enough, the bird also has its very own passport.