6 Animals Faster Than The Cheetah
When asked "what is the fastest animal on Earth?" many would say the cheetah. This is partly true, because it must be said that the cheetah - which reaches speeds of 103 kilometers per hour - is the fastest animal on land, and there are faster creatures. A combination of leg length, muscle size, and a long stride gives the feline the ideal body for running on the surface. No other land species can reach the speeds of the cheetah, but the pronghorn antelope is estimated to reach speeds of 97 km/h and can sustain a speed of 72 km/h for several kilometers (something, for example, the cheetah cannot do). As mentioned above, the feline is one of the fastest animals on Earth, but it is not the fastest. The fastest animal on Earth is the peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus), which reaches speeds of 200 mph (322 km/h), according to Guinness World Records (a dive can reach 217 mph). “Many birds can fly faster than a cheetah,” said John Hutchinson, professor of evolutionary biomechanics at the Royal Veterinary College in London.
The Eurasian swift (Apus apus) reaches speeds of 69 mph (111 km/h), and
the white-throated spiny-tailed swift (Hirundapus caudacutus) is estimated to reach 105 mph (169 km/h), according to the National Audubon Society, a U.S. nonprofit dedicated to nature conservation.
Even in the ocean there are speed champions such as
1.The Indo-Pacific marlin (Istiompax indica) reaches 129 km/h.
2.The Swordfish (Xiphias gladius) and the Sailfish (Istiophorus) can reach speeds of over 100 kilometres per hour.
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