Which animals are the fastest in the world?

Question

Which animals are the fastest land animals in th world?

And how fast can they go at top speed?

Which animals are the fastest marine creatures?

And how fast can they go?

Answer 1

gold medal awarded to the cheetah (70mph)

Pronghorn antelope get the silver medal (60mph)

bronze goes to--->wildebeast, Lion, Thompson's Gazelle (50mph)

Answer 2

http://www.extremescience.com/Cheetah.ht...

[The cheetah is the fastest land animal and the gazelle is a close second] [The above website give you more information]

http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0934316...

[The blue whale is the fastest marine animal, the website gives you more fast animals]

I hope I helped!!

Answer 3

Peregrine Falcon can fly up to 270 mph

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_fa...

Answer 4

cheetah is the fastest land animal -clocked at 70 mph

pronghorn -60 mph

quarter horse -55 mph

lion -50 mph

ostrich -45 mph

greyhound/thoroughbred -42 mph

Answer 5

In water

The fastest fish in the world is considered to be the Cosmopolitan Sailfish which can reach speeds of 68 miles per hour over short distances.

http://www.encyclocentral.com/Average_Sp...

On land

The fastest land animal is the Cheetah  can run 70mph over short distances.



http://www.homeworkspot.com/ask/fastesta...

In the air.

The peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) is the fastest living creature, reaching speeds of at least 124 mph and possibly as much as 168 mph when swooping from great heights during territorial displays or while catching pry birds in midair.

http://www.victorialodging.com/recreatio...

Answer 6

The Cheetah is considered the fastest land animal and is able to achieve speeds upwards of 70 miles per hour.

The fastest animal on earth is the Peregrine Falcon. It can fly at speeds of 55 mph horizontally, but when flying downwards they reach speeds of over 270 mph. This speed can not be matched by any other animal in the world, be it on land, sea or sky.

dolphin can swim near the surface at a speed of 54 kilometres per hour

the Indo-Pacific Sailfish has been clocked in excess of 110 kilometres per hour over short periods.