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What is the fastest animal in the world?

It would depend on the race. If there were a flying race, the Spine- tailed Sift would win (106mph). If there were a runnig race, the Cheetah would win (70mph). If there were a swimming race the sailfish would win (20mph). ThePeregrine Falcon is the fasted bird that dives head-first down through the sky. The can travell up to 200mph!

What is the speed of an antelope?

It can run exceptionally fast, being built for maximum predator evasion through running, and is generally accepted to be the fastest land mammal in The New World. The top speed is very hard to measure accurately and varies between individuals; it is variously cited as up to 70 km/h, 72 km/h,or 86 km/h.It is often cited as the second-fastest land animal, second only to the Cheetah.It can however sustain high speeds longer than Cheetahs. It has a very large heart and lungs, and their hair is hollow. Although built for speed, it is a very poor jumper.

Speed of Animals

Animal	Speed (mph)
Peregrine falcon	200.00+
Cheetah	70.00
Pronghorn antelope	61.00
Lion	50.00
Thomson's gazelle	50.00
Wildebeest	50.00
Quarter horse	47.50
Cape hunting dog	45.00
Elk	45.00
Coyote	43.00
Gray fox	42.00
Hyena	40.00
Ostrich	40.00
Zebra	40.00
Mongolian wild ass	40.00
Greyhound	39.35
Whippet	35.50
Jackal	35.00
Mule deer	35.00
Rabbit (domestic)	35.00
Giraffe	32.00
Reindeer	32.00
Cat (domestic)	30.00
Kangaroo	30.00
Grizzly bear	30.00
Wart hog	30.00
White-tailed deer	30.00
Human	27.89
Elephant	25.00
Black mamba snake	20.00
Six-lined race runner	18.00
Squirrel	12.00
Pig (domestic)	11.00
Chicken	9.00
House mouse	8.00
Spider (Tegenearia atrica)	1.17
Giant tortoise	0.17
Three-toed sloth	0.15
Garden snail	0.03

Source: Natural History Magazine

Mammal Extremes

• Fastest mammal (also the fastest land animal): the cheetah (60-70 mph = 97-110 kph)
• Slowest mammal - the sloth (less than 1 mph, or 2 kph)
• Biggest mammal, biggest animal that ever lived on Earth - the blue whale
• Biggest land mammal- the African Elephant
• Tallest mammal - the giraffe
• Smallest mammals - the pygmy shrew (weighing 1.2-2.7 gm) and the bumblebee bat (weighing about 2 gm)
• Loudest mammal - the Blue Whale. The second loudest is the Howler Monkey.
• Smallest newborns - marsupials (pouched mammals, like the kangaroo)
• Smelliest mammal - the striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis)
• The only venomous mammals - duckbilled platypus (males only), several species of shrews, and the Solenodon

Fat - The blue whale has the thickest layer of blubber, but ringed seal pups have the greatest percentage of fat (about 50 %). 

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