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  2. Fastest animals - Wikipedia

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    The speed of the P. macropalpis is far in excess of the previous record holder, the Australian tiger beetle Rivacindela hudsoni, which is the fastest insect in the world relative to body size, with a recorded speed of 1.86 metres per second (6.7 km/h; 4.2 mph), or 171 body lengths per second. [6]

  3. Speed record - Wikipedia

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    A speed record is a world record for speed by a person, animal, or vehicle. The function of speed record is to record the speed of moving animate objects such as humans, animals or vehicles. The function of speed record is to record the speed of moving animate objects such as humans, animals or vehicles.

  4. List of birds by flight speed - Wikipedia

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    [1] [2] A close relative of the common swift, the white-throated needletail (Hirundapus caudacutus), is commonly reported as the fastest bird in level flight with a reported top speed of 169 km/h (105 mph). This record remains unconfirmed as the measurement methods have never been published or verified.

  5. Secretariat (horse) - Wikipedia

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    The time for the race was not only a record, it was the fastest 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles on dirt in history, 2:24 flat, breaking by more than two seconds the track and stakes record of 2:26 3 ⁄ 5 set 16 years earlier by Gallant Man. [77] Secretariat's record still stands as an American record on the dirt. [81]

  6. Paratarsotomus macropalpis - Wikipedia

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    The cheetah, the fastest land animal, which has been clocked at a peak of 64 mph (103 km/h; 29 m/s), [8] scores at only 16 body lengths per second. [3] High speed photography was used to record the speed of the mite, both in natural conditions and in the laboratory.

  7. Sarah (cheetah) - Wikipedia

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    National Geographic magazine, National Geographic Films World's Fastest Animal Sarah , also known as Sahara , ( c. 2001–January 22, 2016) was a female South African cheetah ( Acinonyx jubatus jubatus ) that lived in the Cincinnati Zoo [ 1 ] in Cincinnati , Ohio .

  8. Ames recognized for no-kill animal shelter, speed limits ...

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    The Ames Animal Shelter and Animal Control recognized by national nonprofit. Speed limit on Oakwood Road may be changed. Read more here:

  9. Horse gait - Wikipedia

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    The North American speed record for a racing trot under saddle was measured at 48.68 kilometres per hour (30.25 mph) [8] In this gait, the horse moves its legs in unison in diagonal pairs. From the standpoint of the balance of the horse, this is a very stable gait, and the horse need not make major balancing motions with its head and neck. [7]