![]() Cheetah Acinonyx jubatus can reach a land speed of 70–75 mph (112–120 km/h).Although speedy for an insect, it doesn’t hold a candle to the horse-fly! Tiger Beetle Cicindela eburneola can reach a speed of 4.2 mph (6.8 km/h).Horse-fly, members of the family Tabanidae, can reach a speed of 90.1 mph (145 km/h).Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo can reach airspeed of 100 mph (161 km/h).Swift Apus apus can reach airspeed of 106 mph (171 km/h).Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus can reach an airspeed of 130 mph (209 km/h).Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos can reach airspeed of 200 mph (320 km/h).These are the best estimates we’ve found to date. There is a tendency to overestimate the speed of fast animals too, and different sources can be quite variable. There is a great fascination with high speed animals, but how fast they actually go is often an estimate. ![]() Birds are the fastest animals followed by an insect species, then aquatic animals, and then land mammals, with reptiles taking up the rear. The birds have some of the fastest types of animals alive but there are some other impressive high speed animals as well. Its dive speed is more than three times that of the Cheetah, the fastest land speed animal. The Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus is the record holder for speed. Its stiff feathers and extremely efficient respiratory and circulatory systems then allow it to flap its wings up to 4 times per second. A large keel allows for lots of attached muscles, and that equates to flapping power. Diving at speeds up to 242 mph is possible because of a body structure that allows for specialized high speed flight. But when diving to catch its prey, the peregrine becomes a deadly predator. When not hunting, this bird will generally fly between 40 and 60 mph. A speed of 150 mph is a lot for a skydiver, but could be just a nice cruise for the peregrine. ![]() These birds are known to reach dive speeds of up to 242 miles per hour. Lady was in training for 6 years and had 6 months of practice with the lure for this ultimate experiment. The Peregrine Falcon is one fast animal, and the skydiving competition was like a walk in the park. Still the demonstration was quite thrilling. The TV team, producers of the BBC “Ultimate Killers’ series, acknowledged that this was not a laboratory experiment. They figured she was just playing with them and must have simply accelerated, clocking a speed of at least 180 mph. She caught up to them in a matter of seconds! The diver’s jumped from the balloon and were then followed by Lady. ![]()
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