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It is the fastest mammal in the world and one of the fastest flying animals on level flight. Cheetah: 109.4–120.7 km/h (68.0–75.0 mph) [d] The cheetah can accelerate from 0 to 96.6 km/h (60.0 mph) in under three seconds, [58] though endurance is limited: most cheetahs run for only 60 seconds at a time. [19]
The peregrine is renowned for its speed. It can reach over 320 km/h (200 mph) during its characteristic hunting stoop (high-speed dive), [4] making it the fastest animal on the planet. [5] [6] [7] According to a National Geographic TV program, the highest measured speed of a peregrine falcon is 389 km/h (242 mph).
This is a list of the fastest flying birds in the world. A bird's velocity is necessarily variable; a hunting bird will reach much greater speeds while diving to catch prey than when flying horizontally. The bird that can achieve the greatest airspeed is the peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus), able to exceed 320 km/h (200 mph) in its dives.
Considered the fastest animal on earth, peregrine falcons dive on their prey at speeds up to 200 mph, capturing them in flight. Prey is snatched out of the air or knocked senseless.
The title of "fastest land animal" doesn't belong to the cheetah or Olympic sprinter Usain Bolt -- instead, it goes to a tinier creature. Much tinier. Like, the size of a sesame seed. Samuel ...
Documentary video filmed at 1200 frames per second showing the movement of Sarah, the fastest recorded cheetah, over a set run. The cheetah is the world's fastest land animal. [92] [93] Estimates of the maximum speed attained range from 80 to 128 km/h (50 to 80 mph).
Nearly a year after her land-speed record attempt in the Oregon desert, Guinness World Records has awarded the racer, fabricator, and motorcyclist the designation of Fastest Woman on Earth.
The fastest terrestrial animal is the cheetah, which can attain maximal sprint speeds of approximately 104 km/h (64 mph). [20] [21] The fastest running lizard is the black iguana, which has been recorded moving at speed of up to 34.9 km/h (21.7 mph). [citation needed]