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Falcons and caracaras have a complicated relationship with humans.
In ancient Egypt they were deified in the form of Horus, the Sky and Sun God, and was the ancestor of the Pharaohs.
Caracaras also formed part of the legends of the Aztecs, and are today the national emblems of Mexico.
Falcons were important in the ( formerly often royal ) sport of falconry.
They have also been persecuted for their predation on game and farm animals, and that persecution has led to the extinction of at least one species, the Guadalupe Caracara.
Several insular species have declined dramatically, none more so than the Mauritius Kestrel, which at one time numbered no more than four birds.
Around five species of falcon are considered vulnerable to extinction by the IUCN, including the Saker Falcon.
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