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NATURE | White Falcon, White Wolf | Mother on the Hunt | PBS

Duration: 03:28

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Gyrfalcons are the worlds largest and most powerful falcons. Yet even for them, the pressure is on. Last summer this pair's two chicks died of starvation. The father gyrfalcon hasn't brought home enough food, and the mother is getting worried. Taking matters into her own talons, the mother falcon decides to leave the cliffs and go on the hunt.

White Falcon, White Wolf premieres on PBS Sunday, October 26 at 8 p.m. (check local listings). White Falcon, White Wolf is part of the 27th season of the Peabody and Emmy award-winning series produced by Thirteen/WNET New York for PBS. Major support provided by Canon U.S.A. Inc., Toyota, SC Johnson, and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. For more information, visit www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episod...

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Post Date: October 22, 2008