This is a list of the fastest animals in the world, by types of animal. Show Fastest organism[edit]The fastest land animal is the cheetah. The peregrine falcon is the fastest bird, and the fastest member of the animal kingdom, with a diving speed of 389 km/h (242 mph).[1] Among the fastest animals in the sea is the black marlin, with uncertain and conflicting reports of recorded speeds.[2][3] When drawing comparisons between different classes of animals, an alternative unit is used for organisms: body length per second. The fastest organism on earth, relative to its body length, is the Southern Californian mite, Paratarsotomus macropalpis, which has a speed of 322 body lengths per second.[4] The equivalent speed for a human, running as fast as this mite, would be 1,300 mph (2,092 km/h).[5] The speed of the P. macropalpis is far in excess of the previous record holder, the Australian tiger beetle Cicindela eburneola, which is the fastest insect in the world relative to body size, with a recorded speed of 1.86 metres per second (6.7 km/h; 4.2 mph), or 171 body lengths per second.[6] The cheetah, the fastest land mammal, scores at only 16 body lengths per second,[4] while Anna's hummingbird has the highest known length-specific velocity attained by any vertebrate. List of animals by speed
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Fish[edit]Due to physical constraints, fish may be incapable of exceeding swim speeds of 36 km/h (22 mph).[2][3] Larger reported figures are therefore highly questionable.
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What is faster than a 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. And the falcon can't compare to an airplane, a rocket, or the speed of light.
Can a cheetah take down an ostrich?The only predator that can out-run them is the Cheetah (who can run at speeds up to 120 kilometres an hour) but the Cheetah will never attack an ostrich because although they have the speed to catch them they do not have strength to bring such a big animal as an adult ostrich down to the ground and the big cats that ...
What is faster than an ostrich?The ostrich is hands down the fastest running bird, but the roadrunner is the fastest running bird…that can also fly.
Can an ostrich outrun a leopard?They are the fastest-running birds, reaching speeds of up to 43 mph (70 km/h)! At this speed, they are the only animals that can outrun leopards! Obviously, the amazing speed of the ostrich is helpful in outrunning predators, but the ostrich can also use its powerful legs to kick like a kangaroo.
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