10 Fastest Animals In World

Zee Media Bureau
May 26, 2023

1. Peregrine Falcon

Peregrine Falcon also commonly known as duck hawk in the North-American region is the fastest bird on the earth and also the fastest in the entire animal. It can fly at a speed of 200 miles per hour.

2. Golden Eagle

The golden eagle belongs to the family of Accipitridae, just like other species of eagle, but this eagle from the other hemisphere is the fastest among them all and also the second fastest bird in the world. It’s one of the best birds of prey, that can fly at a maximum speed of 199 miles per hour.

3. Frigate Bird

Frigate birds are one of the fastest among the family of seabirds, mainly found in tropical and subtropical regions. It can fly at a speed of 95 miles per hour.

4. Spur-Winged Goose

Spur-winged goose is one of the largest birds in the family of Anatidae, it’s pretty similar to geese, and shelducks but has many identical characteristics as well. It can accelerate up to a speed of 88 miles per hour.

5. Cheetah

This wild cat native to Africa is the faster land animal on earth, that can easily reach up to a speed of 50-80 miles per hour. The highest speed ever recorded by a cheetah is 58-61 miles per hour.

6. Sailfish

It is one of the fastest aquatic creatures on the earth, that can go up to a top speed of 68 miles per hour.

7. Pronghorn Antelope

A pronghorn looks very similar to a deer and as the name suggests, it has two large horns. It can reach a top speed of 60 miles per hour in seconds.

8. Marlin

Marlins are considered to be the second-fastest marine swimmers that can swim at a speed of 50 miles per hour.

9. Blue Wildebeest

This blue wildebeest is a wide-shouldered antelope belonging to the family of Bovidae. It is the second fastest antelope on the earth and can run at a maximum speed of 50 miles per hour.

10. Brown Hare

Brown Hare is one of the fastest herbivorous animals on the earth. Despite its small size, it can easily hit a speed of 48 miles per hour.

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