2007-10-11 09:11:59 · 10 answers · asked by collector_cliff 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
If you're talking about the fastest speed that they CAN achieve - then the peregrine falcon is the winner.
The fastest "land" animal is the cheetah - which can achieve approximately 68-mph at best.
To quote:
"The Peregrine Falcon is the fastest animal on the planet in its hunting dive, the stoop, in which it soars to a great height, then dives steeply at speeds of over 322 km/h (200 mph) hitting one wing of its prey, so as not to harm itself on impact. It should be noted, however, that in level flight the fastest-flying bird is the White-throated Needletail (capable of 170 km/hour (105 mph)) and either animal is often quoted as being the fastest on earth."
2007-10-11 09:23:38 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
It all depends on what you mean by "faster". If you mean top speed achieved, even for a brief moment, the peregrine falcon is fastest in a "stoop". However, that can't be maintained for very long. The same is true of a cheetah. Like greyhounds, they're very fast for the first hundred metres; then they poop out. A saluki (dog) can outrun any animal over a three-mile straight course. For broken-field running, as in chasing down a rabbit, an afghan (dog) might be faster.
2007-10-12 11:35:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the fastest land animal is the cheetah,
the fastest flying animal is the peregrine falcon
2007-10-13 02:39:16 · answer #3 · answered by Love of Nature 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Peregrine falcon: 200 - 242 mph (1)
Cheetah: 70 mph (2)
Edit: To the guy above me...I obviously can't give myself a thumbs-up, and I didn't thumb you (or the guy above either) but 'someone' came around and gave me a thumbs-down...
BTW...answers are more believable with a *source* ; perhaps that's why I got the initial thumbs-up and you two got thumbs-down (?)
I *will* thumb you now however for being, in your own words, "an illiterate f***."
2007-10-11 16:21:50 · answer #4 · answered by heebus_jeebus 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Flying the pergrin Falcon is fastes animal in universe
2007-10-11 17:36:15 · answer #5 · answered by Alex 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Flying. Peregrine falcon is much faster than a cheetah
2007-10-11 16:15:38 · answer #6 · answered by chelseablue 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I see different figures, but some birds have supposedly been clocked at 160 or more miles-per-hour, while a cheetah runs up to 70 mph.
2007-10-11 16:31:45 · answer #7 · answered by miyuki & kyojin 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Cheetah = around 65 mph
Peregrine Falcon = over 200 mph in a dive
Hahaha, Same answer as the guy above and the guy below, and me and the guy above get thumbs-down, and the guy below gets a thumbs-up. Who's the illiterate f*** doing it?
2007-10-11 16:20:35 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋
agree with Chels
Cheetah 60 mph hunting spurt
Perigrine 150 mph stooping
2007-10-11 16:20:29 · answer #9 · answered by reynwater 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
yea i know i like them all the time but when its a humid day i don't really make rubber in my bathtub.
2007-10-11 16:20:15 · answer #10 · answered by whitepaperbag 1 · 0⤊ 6⤋