ANIMALS

The fastest animals in the world

Insects, felines, fish and birds: here are the 10 fastest in the world.The animal world is populated by beautiful creatures that are also very fast. This characteristic forces the animal to expend a great deal of energy but to achieve important goals such as catching prey in order to survive. Here are the 10 fastest animals in the world.

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Cheetah
It can then reach 65 kilometers per hour in two seconds from a standing start. With a single leap, it can cover a distance of 6 meters
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Peregrine falcon
It can reach speeds approaching 200 miles per hour, coming to resemble a sports car
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Sailfish
It reaches up to 110 km/h and can even jump out of the water
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Tiger beetle
Its 2.5 m/s, calculated on a human, would correspond to 810 km per hour
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Mako Shark
It goes as far as 124 km/h just to hunt
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Dragonfly
It can sprint from 7 m/s, equal to 25 km/h. There are instances when it can touch as high as 100 km per hour
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Ostrich
This bird runs up to 70 km/h and can maintain this speed even for several kilometers
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