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List of animals by speed Rank Animal Maximum speed Class Notes 1 Peregrine falcon: 389 km/h (242 mph) 108 m/s (354 ft/s) [1] [7]Flight-diving The peregrine falcon is the fastest aerial animal, fastest animal in flight, fastest bird, and the overall fastest member of the animal kingdom.
Limitations of animal running speed provides an overview of how various factors determine the maximum running speed. Some terrestrial animals are built for achieving extremely high speeds, such as the cheetah , pronghorn , race horse and greyhound , while humans can train to achieve high sprint speeds.
Average horizontal speed Maximum horizontal speed Maximum airspeed Remark Peregrine falcon: Falco peregrinus: Falconidae: 65–90 km/h 40–56 mph [4] 110 km/h 68 mph [4] 389 km/h 242 mph [5] High-speed dive—pointed long wings Saker falcon: Falco cherrug: Falconidae: 150 km/h 93 mph [6] 320 km/h 200 mph [7] High-speed dive—pointed long ...
Cheetahs can overtake a running antelope with a 140 m (150 yd) head start. Both animals were clocked at 80 km/h (50 mph) by speedometer reading while running alongside a vehicle at full speed. [106] Cheetahs can easily capture gazelles galloping at full speed (70–80 km/h (43–50 mph)). [63] The physiological reasons for speed in cheetahs are:
Many animals alter walking kinematics as they modulate walking speed. [16] [17] [18] An interlimb kinematic parameter that is commonly speed dependent is gait, the stepping pattern across legs. While some animals alternate between distinct gaits as a function of speed, [19] others move along a continuum of gaits. [20]
The peregrine is renowned for its speed. It can reach over 320 km/h (200 mph) during its characteristic hunting stoop (high-speed dive), [4] making it the fastest animal on the planet. [5] [6] [7] According to a National Geographic TV program, the highest measured speed of a peregrine falcon is 389 km/h (242 mph).
Wildebeest have a maximum running speed of around 80 km/h (50 mph). [49] [50] The primary defensive tactic is herding, where the young animals are protected by the older, larger ones, while the herd runs as a group. Typically, the predators attempt to isolate a young or ill animal and attack without having to worry about the herd.
The heaviest living flying animals are the kori bustard and the great bustard with males reaching 21 kilograms (46 lb). The wandering albatross has the greatest wingspan of any living flying animal at 3.63 metres (11.9 ft). Among living animals which fly over land, the Andean condor and the marabou stork have the largest wingspan at 3.2 metres ...