Inside the Perfect Predator Page #3

His world is slowly turning to dust.

The wildebeest are moving on.

It's time to escape the furnace.

He shuts down once more.

He has only his new fat reserves to

see him through to the next rains.

Thanks to the crocodile's

remarkable physiology,

it has outlived the dinosaurs

and survived the ice ages.

Now, there is every chance it will

weather the worsening droughts

brought on by climate change, too.

All the predators

have challenges ahead.

But some may fare

better than others.

Like the crocodile, the peregrine's

first strike was a miss.

As her chicks depend

on a daily kill.

The stakes could not be higher.

Moments before impact...

...she unleashes

her five-centimetre talons.

The force of the blow

snaps the pigeon's backbone.

Today, the hungry chicks get to eat.

But their parents

will have to do this

every day, twice a day, for a month,

if all three chicks are to survive.

Weeks later,

these three rookie predators

are testament

to their parents' perseverance.

Despite their challenges,

and their low strike rate,

urban peregrines are on the rise.

Around 30 of the world's

fastest animal now soar over London.

All four predators

have incredible inside stories.

But the real perfect predator

is the one that can best adapt

to a rapidly changing world...

...and learn to live

alongside humankind.

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