
Showing posts with label fastest animal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fastest animal. Show all posts
Friday, January 04, 2008
Cheetah Speed
We recently became acquainted with three Sh...'s, but might not ever see them again. During our brief acquaintance, talk of the cheetah came about and I told them that cheetahs are the fastest animals in the world. When they asked me how fast t
hey are, I told them I didn't know and made a mental note to find out before day's end. My mind buried that note. It remained buried for a few days, and by the time it resurfaced, we had said goodbye to the three Sh...'s. It's doubtful that better late than never applies here, but for the record - and on the very slim chance they stumble upon this blogpost - cheetahs can reach speeds between 112 kilometres per hour (70 mph) and 120 kilometres per hour (75 mph). They have the ability to accelerate from 0 to 110 kilometres per hour (68 mph) in three seconds. Also, for accuracy's sake, cheetahs are the fastest land animal. With a quick google search I found out that the Peregrine Falcon has been reported to reach speeds of up to 200 miles per hour during vertical dives. [sources: this wiki page and this Australian Fauna page]

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cheetahs,
fastest animal,
Peregrine Falcon,
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