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Note that this list is for land based animals, so no birds or fish are included. If birds were included, this list would be mostly those. The Peregrine falcon is universally accepted as the fastest animal in the world. It reaches its top speed when in a hunting dive, the stoop, in which it soars to a great height, then dives steeply at high speeds (200.00+ mph, 322 km/hr). See also the fastest birds list. It is not on top of this list as I have limited it to just land based animals (otherwise it would be mostly birds on the list, and not as interesting).
If fish were included, the sail fish (68 mph, see World's Fastest Fish) would be high on this list.The following maximum speed measurements are based on measurements recorded over approximately quarter-mile distances. Exceptions are the lion, which was clocked in the act of charging, and the cheetah, which was measured over a 100-yard distance. You may also notice discrepancies between this list and the World's Fastest Mammals which have many of the same animals. This just highlights the difficulties in measuring speed, whether average or maximum speed is recorded, and averaged over what distance.
If fish were included, the sail fish (68 mph, see World's Fastest Fish) would be high on this list.The following maximum speed measurements are based on measurements recorded over approximately quarter-mile distances. Exceptions are the lion, which was clocked in the act of charging, and the cheetah, which was measured over a 100-yard distance. You may also notice discrepancies between this list and the World's Fastest Mammals which have many of the same animals. This just highlights the difficulties in measuring speed, whether average or maximum speed is recorded, and averaged over what distance.
Animal speed(mph) speed(km/hr)
1. Cheetah 70 113
1. Cheetah 70 113
2. Pronghorn antelope 61 98
3. Lion 50 80
4. Thomson's gazelle 50 80
5. Wildebeest 50 80
6. Springbok 50 80
7. Quarter horse 47.5 76
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