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Coyotes can easily reach 48 km/h (30 mph), and can sprint at 65 km/h (40 mph) when hunting. [99] Even without a front foot, a coyote can still run at around 32 km/h (20 mph). [98] Big brown bat (flight) 56–64 km/h (35–40 mph) Big brown bats are reported to be one of the fastest bats reaching speeds of up to 40 mph. [101] Common dolphin
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. There is no single determinant of maximum running speed: however, certain factors stand out against others and have been investigated in both animals and humans.
Thus, lions run quickly only in short bursts at about 48–59 km/h (30–37 mph) and need to be close to their prey before starting the attack. [129] They take advantage of factors that reduce visibility; many kills take place near some form of cover or at night. [130]
Persistence hunting can be done by walking, but with a 30 to 74% lower rate of success than by running or intermittent running. Furthermore, while needing 10 to 30% less energy, it takes twice as long. Walking down prey, however, might have arisen in Homo erectus, preceding endurance running. [12]
Not many creatures on Earth can pull off keeping a pride of curious lions at bay. But lions don’t want to get their soft noses pinched by a crab’s forceful claws any more than we would.
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When threatened, warthogs can run at speeds of up to 48 km/h (30 mph), they will run with their tails sticking up and will enter their dens rear first with tusks facing out. [12] The common warthog's main predators are humans, lions, leopards, cheetahs, crocodiles, wild dogs and hyenas.
Reindeer can reach a running speed of almost 50 miles per hour(80 km), though most recorded speeds are between 25 and 35 miles per hour (40-56 km), which is still quite impressive.