what is the fastest animal???

cheetah is the fastest animal on land with a fast of 70 miles per hour.
if u include birds as animals then peregrine falcon can reach upto the speeds of 200 miles per hour.

2007-02-27 13:42:17 · answer #1 · answered by nikki 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

You didn't specify, land, air or water, and the answer is not the same! The fastest air animal(and king of all the animals is) the Peregrine Falcon which can get over 200 mph when diving for prey. The fastest water animal is the sailfish which I believe has been clocked at 75 mph. The fastest land animal is the cheetah which has been clocked at just over 70 mph. Of course man is the fastest of all animals, or course that's when he's strapped to a Saturn Rocket booster!

2007-02-27 16:02:14 · answer #2 · answered by Kenneth H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

A falcon, which is a bird of prey. Can reach diving speeds over 120 mph. Some say they have recorded faster. Land would be the cheetah for all out speed,in water I think it's the tuna.

2007-02-27 13:46:20 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

"Fastest animal" can be in any context.

Fastest animal on Land Short Distance: Cheetah . Reaching speeds of 70 MPH (not long though - for 30 to 40 seconds only)

Fastest Land animal long distance: Pronghorn or American Antelope at 35 mph for 4 hours or 55 mph at 1/2 hour.

Fastest Bird Hunting: Peregrine Falcon dives at speeds over 200 MPH

Fastest Bird Flying: Racing Pigeon at about 100 MPH

Fastest Swimming Pinniped: California Sea Lion at 25 MPH

Fastest Sea Star: Sun Star, Pycnopodia helianthoides 75 cm per minute (0.027 miles per hour)

Fastest Dog: Greyhound at 45 MPH

Fastest Fish: Cosmopolitan Sailfish at 68 mph

Fastest Bird Non Flight: Ostrich can reach speeds of 43 mph

Fastest Insect Runner: Cockroach at 3MPH

Fastest Insect: Dragonfly can move at 36 mph

Fastest Mouth (sea) Frogfish. 6 milliseconds to open, swallow and close.

Fastest Swimming Bird: Gentoo Penguin can swim underwater up to 22 Mph

Fastest Dolphin: Dall's porpoise at 56 MPH

Fastest Whale: Killer Whale, Orcinus orca at 56 MPH

Fastest Reptile: Spiny-Tailed Iguana at about 21 MPH

Fastest Caterpillar: Mother-of-Pearl Moth at 15 inches per second

Fastest Dinosaur: Dromiceiomimus. about 37 mph

Additional Info:
Fastest Growing Plant: Bamboo can grow at a rate of 3 feet per day.
Fastest Growing Aquatic Plant: Caulerpa taxifolia, also known as killer weed grows at 3 inches per day.

2007-02-27 15:02:24 · answer #4 · answered by Tiger Tracks 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋

peregrine falcon is the fastest animal
cheetas are the fastest land animal

2007-02-27 13:40:52 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋

In air - Peregrine falcon (139 mph)
In water - Sailfish (68 mph)
In land - Cheetah (70 mph)

2007-02-27 14:56:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

Cheetah

2007-02-27 15:06:16 · answer #7 · answered by renea2084 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋

the cheetah ,it can reach 40 miles an hour in a sprint

2007-02-27 16:22:06 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

I believe the cheetah, with the puma being a close second.

2007-02-27 13:42:47 · answer #9 · answered by T J 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

peregrine falcon, or cheetah
the falcon can travel over 200 miles per hour while diving. Amazing!

2007-02-27 13:43:36 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

what is the fastest animal???

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