0:00:06 > 0:00:09'Welcome to my Deadly Top 10.'
0:00:10 > 0:00:12Oh!
0:00:14 > 0:00:17'A chance to choose the most extreme, mass attacking,
0:00:17 > 0:00:21'defending, airborne and super-sensing animals
0:00:21 > 0:00:22'on the planet.'
0:00:22 > 0:00:24Quick, quick, quick!
0:00:24 > 0:00:27'Deadly in their own world, occasionally deadly to me.'
0:00:27 > 0:00:28STEVE YELLS
0:00:28 > 0:00:33'Who do you think will be Number One of the Deadly Top 10?'
0:00:40 > 0:00:43'In this countdown, I'm choosing my Top 10 airborne assassins.
0:00:45 > 0:00:48'Ten creatures that head to the skies.'
0:00:48 > 0:00:50- STEVE YELLS - Crikey!
0:00:50 > 0:00:53'Soaring, leaping,
0:00:53 > 0:00:55'fluttering and flapping,
0:00:55 > 0:00:59'each one must defy gravity to survive.
0:00:59 > 0:01:02'Because success lies in being airborne.'
0:01:08 > 0:01:11'Time to kick off my Top 10 airborne countdown.'
0:01:14 > 0:01:17'Getting us off the ground at 10 is a high-diving, hovering hero...
0:01:19 > 0:01:24'Let's take a look at their finely tuned aerial stunts.'
0:01:24 > 0:01:29Just about ten metres ahead of me is a pied kingfisher
0:01:29 > 0:01:32and he's sat, just looking down into the water.
0:01:32 > 0:01:35There's two more just over there.
0:01:35 > 0:01:37Yes!
0:01:39 > 0:01:42And again! This is amazing, absolutely amazing.
0:01:42 > 0:01:44I don't believe it!
0:01:44 > 0:01:47Almost every time it's coming up with something.
0:01:47 > 0:01:50Usually very small fish, possibly even shellfish,
0:01:50 > 0:01:53but the success ratio is extraordinary.
0:01:56 > 0:01:59Yes! Right on cue.
0:02:02 > 0:02:06The hunting technique that's going on here is
0:02:06 > 0:02:09as extraordinary as anything by a large predator.
0:02:09 > 0:02:12It's having to judge distance down in murky water,
0:02:12 > 0:02:18and come up with a slithery, slimy, moving prey item.
0:02:18 > 0:02:23And it's doing it again, there! With amazing amounts of success.
0:02:23 > 0:02:26'So, how does this fisher king achieve such a high hit rate?
0:02:26 > 0:02:30'Let's take a closer look at his aerial exploits.'
0:02:33 > 0:02:38'At ten metres above the surface, it cannot be seen by its prey.
0:02:38 > 0:02:41'To locate a fish, it must keep its head perfectly still,
0:02:41 > 0:02:45'and the tail is used to keep it stationary.
0:02:45 > 0:02:48'Its wings beat at eight times a second.
0:02:48 > 0:02:54'Once it's locked onto its target, it begins a controlled descent.'
0:02:57 > 0:03:01'Shaped like an arrow, the beak hardly makes a ripple,
0:03:01 > 0:03:05'powering into the water with pinpoint accuracy,
0:03:05 > 0:03:06'it snatches the prize.
0:03:06 > 0:03:10'And it does all of this in the blink of an eye.
0:03:10 > 0:03:14'A superbly speedy, hovering, helicopter hero,
0:03:14 > 0:03:17'and my awesome airborne number 10.'
0:03:19 > 0:03:22'So who's next in this up-in-the-air race?
0:03:22 > 0:03:24'How's about my number 9?'
0:03:28 > 0:03:34'These tiny carnivorous flies are in-flight insect munchers.
0:03:35 > 0:03:40'Thousands of them are stationed across the High Plains of Colorado.
0:03:40 > 0:03:43'With their sublime eyesight, they scour the horizon.
0:03:43 > 0:03:48'Anything fluttering through their airspace is asking for trouble.'
0:03:53 > 0:03:57'Armed with a crash helmet of bristles and rocket-powered wings,
0:03:57 > 0:04:01'they're perfectly adapted to snatching prey in mid-air.
0:04:01 > 0:04:03'And a bee has just been spotted.
0:04:05 > 0:04:07'They all scramble to intercept.
0:04:09 > 0:04:12'One makes a mid-air grab and crash-lands with its bounty,
0:04:12 > 0:04:16'where it will inject a toxin that liquefies their insides.
0:04:16 > 0:04:21'A gooey lunch for a fearsome, flighty, robbing rogue.'
0:04:28 > 0:04:33'Swooping in to slot number 8 is a parachuting trooper...
0:04:38 > 0:04:41'..a reptile who loves to get airborne.
0:04:44 > 0:04:48'Gliding through the jungles of South East Asia,
0:04:48 > 0:04:53'these formidable, pocket-sized predators defy gravity to survive.'
0:04:55 > 0:04:58This really is one of the most remarkable lizards
0:04:58 > 0:05:00found in the whole world.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03The scientific name is the Draco.
0:05:03 > 0:05:07The common name, though, is rather more illustrative.
0:05:07 > 0:05:12These are called "flying lizards". And I'll show you why.
0:05:12 > 0:05:18The ribs expand and the flap of skin between them
0:05:18 > 0:05:22actually creates a kind of parachute.
0:05:22 > 0:05:24These lizards don't truly fly, they glide.
0:05:29 > 0:05:33'When out hunting ants and termites, escaping from predators
0:05:33 > 0:05:34'or fighting rivals,
0:05:34 > 0:05:39'these sky-diving dragons simply launch themselves into the air.'
0:05:42 > 0:05:46'They can glide enormous distances, up to 60 metres.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51'That's the length of six double-decker buses.
0:05:51 > 0:05:54'Not bad for an animal the size of a teacup!'
0:05:55 > 0:05:58I'd really like to show you them at work.
0:05:58 > 0:06:01So, we need to get as high as possible
0:06:01 > 0:06:03and allow the Draco to escape.
0:06:03 > 0:06:08And it should parachute down towards Earth, or towards another tree.
0:06:10 > 0:06:14OK, if I just stand up on this tree and aim it over there, let's see.
0:06:18 > 0:06:22'With the camera slowed right down, you see just how controlled
0:06:22 > 0:06:26'and elegant the glide of this lizard really is.'
0:06:28 > 0:06:31But, at the same, though it is very good at evading predators,
0:06:31 > 0:06:35it is also a fabulous tree top muncher itself.
0:06:35 > 0:06:37So, it'll scamper around in the canopy
0:06:37 > 0:06:40looking for little bugs to munch down.
0:06:40 > 0:06:43And all the time it has that wonderful defence on its side.
0:06:43 > 0:06:46They are absolutely awesome.
0:06:49 > 0:06:53'So, we've had a giant hovering kingfisher,
0:06:53 > 0:06:56'a band of crash-landing robber flies
0:06:56 > 0:07:00'and the glorious, gliding Draco lizard.
0:07:00 > 0:07:03'So who's next to lift off in this skyward race?'
0:07:05 > 0:07:09'Springing in to slot number 7 is a bit of a surprise...'
0:07:17 > 0:07:20'Proving you don't need wings to get airborne,
0:07:20 > 0:07:24'this fearsome little hunter bounces around on top of the world.
0:07:24 > 0:07:29'Life up here on Mount Everest amongst the glaciers is tough.
0:07:29 > 0:07:33'But these spiders have a springy solution.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36'Using hydraulic pressure to power their legs like pistons,
0:07:36 > 0:07:41'they catapult themselves up to 30 times their own body length.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44'It's the perfect way to travel in rocky terrain.
0:07:44 > 0:07:47'And they even fasten a spool of silk,
0:07:47 > 0:07:51'which works as a safety line and keeps them secure.
0:07:51 > 0:07:55'Their eight eyes include a huge central pair,
0:07:55 > 0:07:58'which act like binoculars to spot potential prey.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01'This springtail has no idea it's being stalked
0:08:01 > 0:08:05'by such an all-terrain specialist.'
0:08:14 > 0:08:21'A high-altitude heavyweight and a bouncing, pouncing champion.'
0:08:22 > 0:08:26'Swashbuckling into slot number 6 is a pirate of the seven skies...'
0:08:32 > 0:08:34'Magnificent by name and nature.
0:08:34 > 0:08:37'Male birds have splendid built-in balloons,
0:08:37 > 0:08:40'which they inflate during courtship to attract females.
0:08:40 > 0:08:44'But don't be fooled by these pretty puffballs,
0:08:44 > 0:08:47'because when they take to the skies,
0:08:47 > 0:08:51'they become feathery bullies and tormenters.'
0:08:55 > 0:08:58'Anything they can steal, they do,
0:08:58 > 0:09:04'even nesting material from their own neighbours.'
0:09:15 > 0:09:19'And a blue-footed booby soon loses its lunch.
0:09:19 > 0:09:22'I can't believe how cheeky they are!
0:09:22 > 0:09:25'He just pinched that right out of its mouth!
0:09:25 > 0:09:28'But, these frigates need to be nasty.
0:09:29 > 0:09:33'Without a victory, their chicks might starve.'
0:09:35 > 0:09:37'Equipped with long, pointy wings
0:09:37 > 0:09:41that are lighter for their size than any other bird's,
0:09:41 > 0:09:45'they can glide for hours on the tiniest puff of wind.
0:09:45 > 0:09:47'They need their airborne agility
0:09:47 > 0:09:50'to outperform anything in their airspace.'
0:09:56 > 0:09:59'This tropic bird has a belly full of fish,
0:09:59 > 0:10:03'and the frigates will need to shake it until it regurgitates its catch.'
0:10:11 > 0:10:13'It's an aerial dogfight.'
0:10:22 > 0:10:24'But for all their bravado,
0:10:24 > 0:10:27'these glossy black jet planes are not actually sea-worthy.
0:10:27 > 0:10:30'They have so little oil in their feathers,
0:10:30 > 0:10:32'they can't risk ditching.
0:10:32 > 0:10:35'Water is the frigate's Achilles heel.
0:10:35 > 0:10:38'If they're to secure a bootlegged breakfast,
0:10:38 > 0:10:43'they have to catch it mid-flight, or lose out all together.'
0:10:48 > 0:10:51'Their aerial acrobatics have paid off
0:10:51 > 0:10:55'and their chicks won't go hungry tonight.'
0:10:58 > 0:11:00'So, we're halfway through.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03'Time to touch down, refuel and recap.
0:11:03 > 0:11:05'We've had a fluttering fisher king,
0:11:05 > 0:11:08'a buzzy, brutal robber fly,
0:11:08 > 0:11:10'a drifting Draco lizard,
0:11:10 > 0:11:13'a leaping, lethal jumping spider
0:11:13 > 0:11:16'and the thieving, weaving magnificent frigate.
0:11:16 > 0:11:20'Five places gone, but five even higher flyers to come.'
0:11:20 > 0:11:25'And next we have an airborne hunter that performs mind-blowing stunts.
0:11:25 > 0:11:27'At number 5, it's...'
0:11:30 > 0:11:33'And I've come to a British woodland
0:11:33 > 0:11:36'to meet a very special captive bird called Ellie.'
0:11:36 > 0:11:40Goshawks typically breed and hunt in mature woodlands
0:11:40 > 0:11:43and hunting in here is all about dodging obstacles,
0:11:43 > 0:11:45and being able to ambush your prey.
0:11:45 > 0:11:46BIRD CRIES
0:11:46 > 0:11:49Because of that, she has a very different design
0:11:49 > 0:11:51and quite a loud voice, as you can hear.
0:11:51 > 0:11:55I'm not sure if she'll let me show you this, but the wings...
0:11:55 > 0:11:57Come on, sweetheart.
0:11:57 > 0:12:04..are shorter and more rounded, and she has this wonderful
0:12:04 > 0:12:07fan-shaped tail.
0:12:07 > 0:12:12There you go. This is like a rudder, steering her amongst the trees.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15To show you just how awesome she can be in full predatory mode,
0:12:15 > 0:12:19we're going to have her hunt something a bit bigger than normal.
0:12:19 > 0:12:20Me.
0:12:25 > 0:12:28The trees are very tightly packed together
0:12:28 > 0:12:32and for a bird as big as the goshawk, really it's going
0:12:32 > 0:12:39to have to dodge and weave in and out with incredible manoeuvrability.
0:12:41 > 0:12:45OK, whenever you're ready, really, Lloyd!
0:13:00 > 0:13:02- STEVE YELLS - Crikey!
0:13:02 > 0:13:04STEVE LAUGHS
0:13:04 > 0:13:07The force of that as she hits you.
0:13:07 > 0:13:12I didn't hear a sound. She just belted me!
0:13:12 > 0:13:15'That was phenomenal!
0:13:15 > 0:13:17'Look how she uses her tail like a rudder to duck
0:13:17 > 0:13:19'and dive between those trees.
0:13:19 > 0:13:23'And by taking our experiment up a notch,
0:13:23 > 0:13:27'we can show you Ellie's aerial acrobatics at their very best.
0:13:27 > 0:13:30'By folding her wings and swinging her talons forward,
0:13:30 > 0:13:35'she can squeeze through the tiniest gap and hardly loses any speed.
0:13:38 > 0:13:42'Ellie seems able to mould her body to any shape.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47'She can even keep herself tightly wrapped up
0:13:47 > 0:13:49'to rocket through tunnels.
0:13:51 > 0:13:53'Incredible.'
0:13:56 > 0:13:59'And all of this serves a purpose.
0:13:59 > 0:14:03'With three hungry, demanding chicks, these speeding, silent,
0:14:03 > 0:14:07'jumbo jet fighters must work hard to bring down a wide range
0:14:07 > 0:14:11'of invertebrates, birds and even small mammals.
0:14:11 > 0:14:17'A true terror of the forest, and a sublime airborne number 5.'
0:14:20 > 0:14:23'So, what can beat that?
0:14:23 > 0:14:25'How's about a toxic tyrant, in at 4?
0:14:28 > 0:14:32'A fast-flying, buzzy bundle of deadliness,
0:14:32 > 0:14:34'that we can hear before we see.'
0:14:35 > 0:14:39Oh, there's one, look! 'These wasps are the largest in the world,
0:14:39 > 0:14:43'and this giant female is searching for a tarantula.'
0:14:43 > 0:14:47- Yes, she's coming this way, Steve. - 'Their flight is loud and low
0:14:47 > 0:14:49'and their wings are brightly coloured,
0:14:49 > 0:14:53'to act as a warning that they're heavily armed.'
0:14:53 > 0:14:55Here it comes, here it comes!
0:14:57 > 0:15:02What he's doing at the moment is just circling around this area,
0:15:02 > 0:15:04trying to find his food.
0:15:08 > 0:15:10OK.
0:15:10 > 0:15:12All right.
0:15:12 > 0:15:14Going to be ever so careful how I do this,
0:15:14 > 0:15:21because the tarantula hawk wasp has a sting that's reputed to be
0:15:21 > 0:15:25the most painful of any invertebrate.
0:15:25 > 0:15:29- Oh, he's off! No, come back! - He's coming his way, Steve.- Right.
0:15:32 > 0:15:38Got it. Got it. Right, now, this time you are not getting away.
0:15:38 > 0:15:42Got to be ever so careful, because I don't want to damage her,
0:15:42 > 0:15:47but also her sting is absolutely paralysing.
0:15:49 > 0:15:52There she is.
0:15:52 > 0:15:57That is the tarantula hawk wasp,
0:15:57 > 0:16:00or Pepsis wasp.
0:16:00 > 0:16:01And she is...
0:16:04 > 0:16:08..one of the most incredible predators
0:16:08 > 0:16:10found anywhere in the world.
0:16:13 > 0:16:15Right, there we go.
0:16:15 > 0:16:18Look at that. Glorious, glorious colour.
0:16:18 > 0:16:23Very vibrant, metallic blue, with bright orange wings.
0:16:23 > 0:16:26But don't let her beauty fool you.
0:16:26 > 0:16:30This is one of the most grotesque killers in the whole
0:16:30 > 0:16:32of the animal kingdom.
0:16:32 > 0:16:36'Because these monster insects are spider munchers.
0:16:36 > 0:16:38'When a female wasp locates a spider,
0:16:38 > 0:16:42'it will outmanoeuvre it like a kung fu maestro,
0:16:42 > 0:16:46'and deliver a single paralysing sting.
0:16:46 > 0:16:49'The spider's still alive, but completely defenceless.'
0:16:51 > 0:16:54'This is only half the story.
0:16:54 > 0:16:56'The paralysed spider is then dragged by the wasp
0:16:56 > 0:17:00'to a safe burrow, where it will lay an egg, which hatches into a maggot,
0:17:00 > 0:17:05'which slowly devours the spider while it's still alive.
0:17:05 > 0:17:09'A flighty, mighty, stinging sensation that had me
0:17:09 > 0:17:11'running round in circles.'
0:17:11 > 0:17:14'Hitting turbulence at 3, I have a choice of two
0:17:14 > 0:17:17'fluttering, fingered furries...
0:17:21 > 0:17:23'Both have fabulous fingertip control,
0:17:23 > 0:17:26'but which will I choose to be my airspace ace?'
0:17:28 > 0:17:31'First up, let's look at the Natterer's.
0:17:31 > 0:17:35'This little bat is a ferocious hunter of venomous prey.
0:17:35 > 0:17:39'Tonight, it's after the eight-legged kind.'
0:17:40 > 0:17:44'Spiders are very nutritious, but this one's sitting in the
0:17:44 > 0:17:49'centre of a sticky web that could easily entangle a winged assailant.
0:17:49 > 0:17:53'But the Natterer's bat has aerial control at its fingertips,
0:17:53 > 0:17:56'because these wings are hands.
0:17:58 > 0:18:03'And like us, bats can flex and bend their fingers independently,
0:18:03 > 0:18:06'allowing them to fine tune their flight.
0:18:06 > 0:18:08'This spider is a sitting target.'
0:18:13 > 0:18:16'Navigating the microscopically thin threads,
0:18:16 > 0:18:18'he plucks the spider from its lair.
0:18:19 > 0:18:24'With ultimate aeronautical precision, the Natterer's bat
0:18:24 > 0:18:27'uses sonar to judge which side of the web the spider
0:18:27 > 0:18:32'is sitting on, and even reverses away to avoid getting entangled.'
0:18:37 > 0:18:40'What a sensational catch!'
0:18:45 > 0:18:48'But, if you thought that was extraordinary,
0:18:48 > 0:18:50'wait until you meet our next competitor...
0:18:53 > 0:18:54'..a flying fisherman.'
0:18:58 > 0:19:02'Here in Central America, a fish swimming just below the surface
0:19:02 > 0:19:05'creates a tell-tale ripple, and that's all the bat needs.'
0:19:12 > 0:19:15'From over two metres away, flying at incredible speed,
0:19:15 > 0:19:19'it takes aim, swoops in low
0:19:19 > 0:19:22'and totally wings it!'
0:19:25 > 0:19:29'If the shoal scatters, the bat trawls the surface, breaking
0:19:29 > 0:19:33'the water with its large, taloned feet,
0:19:33 > 0:19:36'and impaling unsuspecting victims.
0:19:37 > 0:19:39'But he's not here alone.
0:19:39 > 0:19:42'Oncoming traffic makes fishing much more tricky.
0:19:42 > 0:19:46'However, these bats have an in-built collision avoidance system.
0:19:46 > 0:19:50'By dropping their calls an octave, they honk at each other
0:19:50 > 0:19:54'and keep the airspace a crash-free zone.'
0:19:59 > 0:20:03'So, which do you think should get a spot in my Top 10?
0:20:03 > 0:20:05'A spider-snatching supremo?
0:20:05 > 0:20:09'Or a traffic-calming fish scooper?'
0:20:10 > 0:20:15'Well, although the greater bulldog bat is a mighty fine fly fisher,
0:20:15 > 0:20:19'it's the Natterer's spot-on precision that bags it third place.'
0:20:22 > 0:20:24'Only two places left.
0:20:24 > 0:20:27'Time to bring out the up-in-the-air superstars.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30'And soaring into second place...
0:20:32 > 0:20:33'..a bone-smashing vulture.'
0:20:38 > 0:20:43'5,000 metres above the magnificent Simien Mountains of Ethiopia,
0:20:43 > 0:20:46this lammergeier is searching for a meal.
0:20:46 > 0:20:50'His two and a half metre wingspan can carry him many miles a day,
0:20:50 > 0:20:53'and on the cliffs below he spies an opportunity.'
0:20:56 > 0:20:59'This carcass has been stripped clean,
0:20:59 > 0:21:03'but it's exactly what the lammergeier's been looking for.'
0:21:05 > 0:21:10'It's not meat he's after, but bones.'
0:21:19 > 0:21:22'Bones contain rich, juicy marrow fat,
0:21:22 > 0:21:26'but not even his razor-sharp beak or mighty talons
0:21:26 > 0:21:28'can crack these four kilo lumps.'
0:21:31 > 0:21:35'So, the lammergeiers have come up with an extraordinary solution,
0:21:35 > 0:21:37'thanks to their flying skills.'
0:21:39 > 0:21:41'Soaring up on thermal air currents,
0:21:41 > 0:21:47'he positions the bone parallel to his body to minimise drag
0:21:47 > 0:21:52'and glides to a place where there are giant rock slabs beneath.'
0:21:54 > 0:21:58'At the perfect height, he lets go.'
0:22:04 > 0:22:08'The bone is smashed and the marrow released.
0:22:08 > 0:22:12'With juices in his stomach more corrosive than battery acid,
0:22:12 > 0:22:15'the lammergeier can feast on the fragments.
0:22:16 > 0:22:20'Just look at him swallow those chunks!'
0:22:25 > 0:22:30'Proficient bone-smashing takes endless target practice
0:22:30 > 0:22:34'and this youngster's working hard to find just the right height,
0:22:34 > 0:22:37'speed and moment of release.'
0:22:39 > 0:22:44'It's a superb airborne strategy and a gravity-smashing number 2.'
0:22:47 > 0:22:52'So, if the cloud-cruising lammergeier isn't number 1, who is?
0:22:52 > 0:22:54'It's time for my Top 10 airborne countdown.
0:22:54 > 0:22:59'Sky-diving 10, it's the wondrous, winged...
0:22:59 > 0:23:03'Mid-air 9, those brutal...
0:23:03 > 0:23:06'Parachuting into 8, the soaring...
0:23:06 > 0:23:09'On top of the world at 7, the hurdling...
0:23:10 > 0:23:14'Stunt pilot 6...
0:23:14 > 0:23:17'Acrobatic 5, the fearsome, flexible...
0:23:17 > 0:23:21'Fluttering 4, the toxic...
0:23:21 > 0:23:25'Hands up at 3, the flighty fingered...
0:23:25 > 0:23:28'Jumbo jet two, the bone-bouncing...
0:23:28 > 0:23:31'So, who's won this gravity-defying race? Any ideas?'
0:23:31 > 0:23:38'Well, it's the kestrel! A hovering world champion.'
0:23:40 > 0:23:43Ashley, here, is a falconry bird, and his owner, Lloyd,
0:23:43 > 0:23:47has taught him to hover in exactly the way that a wild bird would do.
0:23:47 > 0:23:50Lloyd's waiting down the grass, pretending to be a vole
0:23:50 > 0:23:53and Ashley looks keen.
0:23:53 > 0:23:56Let's see if we can get him to hover.
0:23:57 > 0:23:59Yes! Look at that!
0:23:59 > 0:24:03Actually, he's not even having to beat his wings.
0:24:03 > 0:24:04Just turning into the wind,
0:24:04 > 0:24:08and allowing the wind to come underneath the wings...
0:24:08 > 0:24:10Oh, wow!
0:24:10 > 0:24:12That was classic! And he's back up again.
0:24:18 > 0:24:22'Kestrels hunt animals like voles, and by turning into the wind,
0:24:22 > 0:24:25'air is constantly driven under their wings, creating lift,
0:24:25 > 0:24:27'while its head remains stationary.'
0:24:30 > 0:24:34Look at that. He's almost like a child's kite.
0:24:34 > 0:24:37There's no fluttering of the wings going on,
0:24:37 > 0:24:41he's just purely using the wind.
0:24:41 > 0:24:44'Hovering allows the bird to manoeuvre itself
0:24:44 > 0:24:46'into the perfect striking position.
0:24:46 > 0:24:50'Hanging effortlessly in mid-air.'
0:24:50 > 0:24:52- Oh! - STEVE LAUGHS
0:24:52 > 0:24:55The speed as it comes through!
0:24:55 > 0:24:58That's where you can really see that this is a falcon.
0:24:58 > 0:25:01'Keeping its head still means our kestrel can pinpoint
0:25:01 > 0:25:07'its target, in this case the lure, then plunge done to the grass.'
0:25:07 > 0:25:09Yes! Wow!
0:25:09 > 0:25:14Now that was a classic falcon strike. Thank you, Lloyd.
0:25:14 > 0:25:17I mean, he's just so beautiful.
0:25:18 > 0:25:22The kestrel is unquestionably the master of hovering.
0:25:22 > 0:25:26But honestly, how hard can it be?
0:25:30 > 0:25:33'I've come to the world's largest vertical wind tunnel,
0:25:33 > 0:25:35'to have a go at hovering myself.'
0:25:54 > 0:25:58So, it's all about just relaxing, just holding still.
0:25:59 > 0:26:03The kestrel can keep its head in exactly the same position
0:26:03 > 0:26:08as it makes all these tiny micro adjustments with its feathers,
0:26:08 > 0:26:13to just keep itself in as steady a position as possible.
0:26:47 > 0:26:49STEVE YELLS
0:26:50 > 0:26:52Oh!
0:26:54 > 0:26:58Oh! Awesome, absolutely awesome!
0:26:59 > 0:27:02'So, there's no doubt about it.
0:27:02 > 0:27:07'Alongside sharp talons, a strong beak and powerful eyesight,
0:27:07 > 0:27:10'with their wind-surfing capabilities and sky diving strategy
0:27:10 > 0:27:14'our very own kestrel is undisputed king of hovering.
0:27:16 > 0:27:20'And my ultimate airborne number 1.'
0:27:26 > 0:27:29'So, seatbelt sign off.
0:27:29 > 0:27:32That's Top 10 Airborne sorted.'
0:27:34 > 0:27:39'Don't forget to join me next time for more Deadly Top 10s.
0:27:39 > 0:27:43'And who's going to be the next Deadly number 1?'
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