A Million Falcons Went Missing. Here’s How They Were Found

They weren't "missing": GPS-tagged red-footed falcons revealed that they migrate to a tiny communal roost in central Angola (“Falcopolis”) each February–March.

There, saved you a click (disappointed on National Geographic for that clickbaity headline).

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Post by forbiddenlake » Sat, Sep 05, 2026, 5:18 PM UTC

shellerik wrote: post #3

EngCanMan wrote: post #2

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Post by throwup238 » Sat, Sep 05, 2026, 5:41 PM UTC

ghgr wrote: post #5

They weren't "missing": GPS-tagged red-footed falcons revealed that they migrate to a tiny communal roost in central Angola (“Falcopolis”) each February–March. There, saved you a click (disappointed on National Geographic for that clickbaity headline).

They were missing. Then they used GPS tags to locate them.

That’s why the article is titled “ A Million Falcons Went Missing. Here’s How They Were Found”.

Something was unknown, then we used sensors to solve the mystery. Wild, isn’t it?

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Post by ripe » Sat, Sep 05, 2026, 6:02 PM UTC

ghgr wrote: post #5

They weren't "missing": GPS-tagged red-footed falcons revealed that they migrate to a tiny communal roost in central Angola (“Falcopolis”) each February–March. There, saved you a click (disappointed on National Geographic for that clickbaity headline).

Thank you for summarizing! TIL about the Falcopolis in Angola.

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Post by antonvs » Sat, Sep 05, 2026, 6:27 PM UTC

Do falcons have no right to privacy?

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Post by antonvs » Sat, Sep 05, 2026, 6:28 PM UTC

throwup238 wrote: post #7

ghgr wrote: post #5

They weren't "missing": GPS-tagged red-footed falcons revealed that they migrate to a tiny communal roost in central Angola (“Falcopolis”) each February–March. There, saved you a click (disappointed on National Geographic for that clickbaity headline).

They were missing. Then they used GPS tags to locate them. That’s why the article is titled “ A Million Falcons Went Missing. Here’s How They Were Found ”. Something was unknown, then we used sensors to solve the mystery. Wild, isn’t it?

According to the dictionary definition of "missing", they were not missing.

At best, our assumptions about where we expected to find them were wrong.