Peregrine Falcons Make a Comeback

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The fastest animal in the world lives in Colorado. If you’re picturing something with four legs, think again. We’re talking about the peregrine falcon, which can dive for prey at over two hundred miles an hour. A survey this summer shows that, for the first time, these once endangered birds have been found in all the places they used to live in Colorado. Ryan Warner talks with David Klute, who's overseeing the survey for the Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife.

[Photo: US Fish and Wildlife Service]