俯冲猎鹰
Polly tries to copy a peregrine falcon's dive, learning what makes the falcon the fastest animal in the world.
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Keep it on your phone →波莉想了两天关于游隼的事情。她想感受它俯冲的形状。
第三天早上,她去了酋长岩。一只游隼在高高的岩石上。它正在吃东西。
她在五十米外的一棵灌木上停下。她等着。
游隼吃完了。它看了她一眼。然后它从岩石上走了下来。
它没有拍打翅膀。它紧紧地收拢翅膀。它快速下坠。然后拉起,转身,消失了。
游隼可以以每小时380公里的速度俯冲。它是世界上最快的动物。这种鸟有一个特殊的第三眼睑。它的鼻子里还有小锥体来减缓空气。
波莉并不适合这种俯冲。但她想试试。
她飞到高高的岩石上。她收起翅膀。她坠落。
这不是一次好的俯冲。她摇晃着。风抓住了她的翅膀。她展开翅膀,拉了起来。
她从更低的地方再试了一次。然后又更低的地方再试。到中午她已经试了八次。每次都好一点。
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