Although okapis have stripes like zebras, they are actually most closely related to giraffes. These large hoofed mammals were not known to science until 1901, probably because of their secretive lifestyle. Even today, the okapi largely remains a mystery to the outside world.lthough okapis have stripes like zebras, they are actually most closely related to giraffes. These large hoofed mammals were not known to science until 1901, probably because of their secretive lifestyle. Even today, the okapi largely remains a mystery to the outside world.
BABY FALCONS are called eyasses. They are covered by white down when they are born, which is replaced by feathers in three to five weeks. Although they have a high mortality rate, Peregrines have been known to live as long as 15 years.They usually begin breeding at about two years old.nglish playwrite William Shakespeare was a falconry fan who introduced falconry terms into popular speech: the word Hag or Haggard is the term for a mature wild hawk or falcon. Horus, an Egyptian god, was a Peregrine falcon: the Eye of Horus is clearly a stylized Peregrine falcon's eye.
Nesting / Eggs / Hatching: Peregrines are ready to start a family when they are about 2 years old. They mate for life and return to the same nesting site every year. Their range is about 30 miles with their nest in the center of their range.They do not like other falcons within 3 miles of their nest site. Their favorite spot for a nest is on the edge of a cliff. They are known to substituted tall sky scrapers in downtown urban areas for cliffs as well.n 3 weeks they are 10 times their birth weight; in 6 weeks they are full grown; and at 9-12 weeks they begin to hunt and care for themselves. Their first prey is small game ~ dragonflies and butterflies. The first few days of learning to fly is dangerous to the young falcons, especially in urban areas.