It's hard to believe, but there are animals that can reach speeds comparable to a moped, wagon, or even a car. In fact, such representatives of the fauna are not so few. In this article we will find out what is the fastest beast on the planet, and determine the top ten leaders in speed. Consider our top 10 in reverse order.
10. The list closes the coyote. This animal is capable of developing up to 70 km / h and can adapt to various conditions, and therefore it can be found in the mountains, steppes, deserts and other places. As for food, coyotes use almost everything, from newts to hares. They do not disdain carrion.
9. The gray fox runs at speeds of up to 71 km / h and is in ninth place in the ranking “The fastest animals on the planet”. She is a member of the Canids family. Compared to the red fox, it is much less common. An interesting feature of the animal is its ability to move around tree branches.
8. As practice shows, the fastest animals are not always predators who need to catch up with prey. The maximum speed of the moose is 73 km / h, which allows it to easily run away from bears and wolves, which move much slower. The animal always lives in herd conditions.
7. The hyena dog accelerates to 74 km / h and is also known as the “African wild dog”. You can meet her only on the territory of the African continent, both in the savannah and in the wooded area. The animal is quite rare and hunts in packs. At the same time, hyena dogs never intimidate or drive a victim before killing them.
6. The rating “The fastest animals” is difficult to imagine without lions. Their males are mainly involved in the protection of the territory, and females are directly involved in hunting. They usually attack only by stealing a short distance to the victim. The lions first eat the captured prey, then the lions, and only at the very end of the lioness. Despite the fact that the animal has a speed of up to 74 km / h, they only have enough endurance for a short distance.
5. In fifth place is the riding horse. Its maximum speed is 75 km / h.
4. The fastest animals on the planet do not necessarily have a plastic body and modest parameters. A vivid confirmation of this is the wildebeest, which, being large ungulate animals, can accelerate to 88 km / h. They constantly migrate and can cover distances of up to 1,600 kilometers in a year.
3. Pronghorn is able to break away from most predators, having dispersed even half of its abilities. On average, its speed is about 60 km / h, and the recorded record is 88.5 km / h.
2. In second place in the ranking is springbok, which is one of the varieties of antelopes. The animal lives mainly in Africa. One of his distinctive abilities is the ability to bounce to a height of 3 meters. As for its speed, then it is 90 km / h.
1. The fastest beast in the world is a cheetah. Compared with other representatives of the Cat family, it has a more modest weight, ranging from 70 to 140 kg. This predator is able to accelerate to 120 km / h, while doing 9-meter steps for every quarter of a second. As for the distance of such races, it reaches 300 meters. He uses food exclusively in tall grass or next to trees, so that other cats cannot see him. It should be noted that, being able to develop such a speed, the cheetah is vulnerable to lions and tigers, since it has thin bones, as well as small jaws and teeth.