Has *Falconry Simulator* become reality? It's truly rare for a peregrine falcon to主动扑怀

I’d give it a 7. Because this news story doesn’t rely on staged shots or forced sentimentality. The moment of “a peregrine falcon diving straight into someone’s arms” is outrageous enough on its own—like a veteran player stumbling into a hidden event in Wild Arms for the first time: rare, and definitely not something you can farm every day.

Recently in Sichuan, while a woman was sunbathing, a bird of prey suddenly flew straight into her arms. Her first reaction wasn’t to post about it on social media for bragging rights, but to check whether the little guy was injured. After examining it, she found no obvious wounds. The bird didn’t fluff up in alarm either; instead, it quietly curled up in her arms, let her pet it, and even closed its eyes to rest. Frankly, this scene looks more scripted than a lot of short videos out there—except it just so happens to be real.

What makes it even more interesting is that there was also a cat nearby watching the whole thing, looking completely frozen like its system had crashed. And if you know how cats usually react to birds, veteran players already get it—that expression was basically the same as an enemy soldier in Metal Gear suddenly seeing the protagonist hiding in a cardboard box: the system just straight-up errored out. A raptor throwing itself into someone’s arms while a cat stands there dumbfounded—this combo is surreal in a very specific way.

According to public information, this bird is a peregrine falcon, a medium-sized raptor in the genus Falco of the family Falconidae, also known as 花梨鹰 and 青燕. Its body length is about 34 to 50 centimeters, its weight ranges from 550 to 1500 grams, and its wingspan can reach 80 to 120 centimeters. Females are usually 15% to 20% larger than males. More importantly, the peregrine falcon is one of the fastest-flying birds in the world, capable of reaching diving speeds of up to 320 kilometers per hour. What does that figure mean? This isn’t some cute little sparrow-tier contender—this is a high-performance machine of the sky.

That said, the truly sensible part was that the woman eventually released it. The peregrine falcon was included in China’s List of National Key Protected Wild Animals in 2021, where it is classified as a National Class II Protected Wild Animal. That same year, its status on the IUCN list was Least Concern (LC). Then in 2023, it was added to CITES Appendix I, with related international trade explicitly prohibited. You may like it all you want, but if you’re thinking of keeping it for a while, you’d better delete that save file early. Wild animals are not side-quest pets you pick up off the roadside, nor are they rare mounts anyone can just start the game with and take away.

This incident also reflects a very real trend: when people see wild animals now, their first reaction is gradually shifting from “grab it and take pictures” to “check its condition and release it as soon as possible.” That does far more good than just shouting about protection. Gaming communities have loved discussing ecological details in recent years, like whether open-world games should feature realistic animal behavior, but this real-life moment is more convincing than a lot of game design. Good contact is not about possession, but about keeping boundaries.

So the most pleasing thing about this news story is not how clingy the peregrine falcon was, but that the human involved didn’t lose her sense of proportion. A brief encounter, then letting it return to the sky—this way of handling it is far better than a pile of overzealous “acts of kindness.” Honestly, being able to resist turning this chance encounter into a privately hoarded trophy means this woman understands what respect is better than many people who claim to know nature.