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THE ANIMAL KINGDOM

The fastest living things on the planet, all courtesy of wonderful Mother Nature.

LAND | Cheetah

Although it’s practically general knowledge to know that a Cheetah can
sprint super-fast, most people don’t know the actual numbers that this
agile cat can really do. Let’s just say, if you spot one, no pun intended, just
remember to keep as far away as possible because these felines are capable
of reaching (recorded) speeds of between 68 (110kph) and 75mph (120kph).
Our best advice for seeing a Cheetah in person outside of captivity is
through the lens of a good pair of binoculars.

AIR | Peregrine Falcon SEA | Black Marlin INSECTS | South Californian Mite

The most suited speedster of the sky has to Unlike the more-popular Cheetah, you’d be Speed is relative and by that we mean, the speed
be a falcon right? The Peregrine Falcon also forgiving for not knowing what exactly a Black of the subject is relative to its body length. Size
unofficially referred to as the Duck Hawk is a bird Marlin is. This marine animal white it’s long snout and how fast something can move changes when
of prey that is capable of achieving diving speeds resembles a swordfish and is able to clock top you factor in these dimensions. To date, the fastest
of up to 240mph (390kph). When it comes to speeds of up to 80mph (130kph). That’s faster organism on Earth is the South Californian Mite
speed, altitude, and a swift descent the first logical than the majority of us commute in our vehicles which has a top speed of 322 body lengths per
question is ‘how does it breath?’ Well, it can do this and no, it may sound like Merlin and it might seem second. To put it simply, if any person could run
because it has a one-way airflow into its lungs. Talk like magic but it’s not, it’s pure performance and at 322bl/s they’d be able to run a mind-boggling
about efficiency! evolution at its best. 1300mph (2092kph).

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