What is faster than cheetah?

What's faster than a cheetah? —no animal on earth can run faster. But a peregrine falcon can swoop faster than a cheetah can run.
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Is there anything faster than a cheetah?

Whereas the cheetah is the fastest sprinter, the pronghorn, also known as the American antelope, is the fastest long-distance runner of the animal kingdom. It is capable of maintaining a speed of nearly 35 miles per hour over several miles and is even faster over shorter distances.
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What is the 10 fastest animal in the world?

Here are 10 of the fastest animals in the world.
  1. Peregrine Falcon.
  2. White Throated Needletail. ...
  3. Frigate Bird. ...
  4. Spur-Winged Goose. ...
  5. Cheetah. ...
  6. Sail Fish. ...
  7. Pronghorn Antelope. ...
  8. Marlin. ...
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What is the 2nd fastest animal in the world?

A pronghorn can run up to 60 miles per hour, which makes them the second-fastest land animal in the world (cheetah – 61 mph). Although second to the cheetah, the pronghorn can sustain its speed for much longer.
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What's the world's fastest animal?

Cheetahs: The World's Fastest Land Animal
  • Cheetahs are the world's fastest land animal, capable of reaching speeds of up to 70 mph. ...
  • In short, cheetahs are built for speed, grace, and hunting.
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Animals That Are Faster Than A Cheetah



What are the 4 fastest land animals?

The Fastest Land Animals
  • 11 Fastest land animals ranked:
  • Cheetah. 120.7 km / 75 m per hour. ...
  • Pronghorn. 88.5 km / 55 m per hour. ...
  • Springbok. 88 km / 55 m per hour. ...
  • Quarter Horse. 88 km / 54.7 m per hour. ...
  • Wildebeest. 80.5 km / 50 m per hour. ...
  • Lion. 80.5 km / 50 m per hour. ...
  • Blackbuck. 80 km / 50 m per hour.
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What is the slowest creature?

Sloths are the slowest animals in the world. They also happen to be the cutest animals. Sloths are so slow that their name itself means sluggishness or laziness. The top speed of a sloth is 0.003 miles per hour.
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What is the top 20 fastest animal in the world?

21 Fastest Creatures in The World by Top Speed
  • Peregrine Falcon – 389 km/h – Fastest Member of Animal Kingdom. ...
  • Golden Eagle – 320 km/h. ...
  • Frigatebird – 153 km/h. ...
  • Cheetah – 110 km/h – Fastest Land Animal. ...
  • Ostrich – 96.6 km/h – Fastest Running Bird. ...
  • Pronghorn – 88.5 km/h – Second Fastest Land Animal. ...
  • Springbok – 88 km/h.
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Who's faster a cheetah or an ostrich?

Ostriches would not beat cheetahs over 100 metres, but unlike the explosive cats, which tire after about a minute, an ostrich can sustain a speed of about 50km/h for as long as 30 minutes. The fastest fish are also quicker than a cheetah. A black marlin can power along through the water at more than 130km/hr.
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What is the world's strongest animal?

1. Dung Beetle. A dung beetle is not only the world's strongest insect but also the strongest animal on the planet compared to body weight. They can pull 1,141 times their own body weight.
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Whats faster cheetah or Usain Bolt?

Bolt ran 100 meters in 9.58 seconds compared with the 5.8 seconds it would take a cheetah to cover that same distance. Bolt ran 200 meters in 19.19 seconds, while a cheetah could sprint that distance in 6.9 seconds, a Black Caviar racehorse would gallop the same in 9.98 seconds, and a greyhound in 11.2 seconds.
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Whats faster a cheetah or a falcon?

Peregrine falcons are the fastest animals of the land—and it's no wonder, their bodies are built for speed. While cheetahs can run up to 70 mph on land, peregrine falcons can dive at speed of over 200 mph. That's faster than a 100 mph sneeze and around the same speed as a Formula One racing car.
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What animal has 4 hearts?

#3: Hagfish

An eel-shaped, slimy fish, the hagfish is the only known extant animal to possess a skull but no vertebral column. Its strange, alienlike appearance likely contributed to its less-than-flattering name. In addition, it also contains four hearts, one more than the octopus or squid.
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Which animal is not sleeping?

Bullfrogs… No rest for the Bullfrog. The bullfrog was chosen as an animal that doesn't sleep because when tested for responsiveness by being shocked, it had the same reaction whether awake or resting.
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Who is the laziest animal?

Three-toed sloths are some of the slowest and seemingly laziest creatures in the world. Instead of evolving to eat more, they evolved to do less.
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What is the 5 fastest animal in the world?

Fastest Animals in the World
  • Top speed: 68 mph. Anna's hummingbird. ...
  • Related: 250 Would You Rather Questions. Ostrich. ...
  • Top speed: 43 mph. Pronghorn.
  • Top speed: 61 mph. Quarterhorse. ...
  • Top speed: 55 mph. Wildebeest. ...
  • Top speed: 50 mph. Lion. ...
  • Top speed: 50 mph. Perentie. ...
  • Top speed: 25 mph. Leatherback sea turtle.
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What is the fastest cat?

A cheetah is the fastest land animal, reaching speeds over 60 miles per hour, and can pump out as many as four strides per second at top speed. They can accelerate faster than most cars!
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Who is faster cheetah or roadrunner?

We DISCOVERED: "A cheetah runs faster than a roadrunner." "A cheetah can run up to 70 miles per hour." "A roadrunner runs up to 17 miles per hour."
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Are hippos faster than horses?

It depends. Hippos can run about the same speed on land as some horses, though there are some that can easily outrun a hippo. However, it's a good bet that if it's a water race, hippos will take the medal.
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