Animals7 min read
Cheetah Top Speed: Why the Fastest Land Animal Can't Keep It Up
How fast is a cheetah really? Measured speeds vs claims, what GPS collars revealed about wild hunts, and why cheetahs don't actually quit because they overheat.
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Stories about animals, told with sourced figures from the rankings.
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Animals7 min read
Peregrine Falcon Speed: How the Stoop Makes It the Fastest Animal on Earth
How fast is a peregrine falcon? Radar-verified stoop speeds vs the 242 mph (389 km/h) claim, plus the wing tuck, eyes, nostril cones and g-forces behind the dive.
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Fastest Mammals
18 ranked#1Blackbuck105km/h65.2mph29.2m/s56.7knEstimated
Fastest 100 m Sprinters
12 ranked#1Usain Bolt9.58sOfficial
Fastest Birds
16 ranked#1Peregrine falcon140km/h87.2mph39m/s75.8knVerified
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