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May

Are you looking for a list of the fastest animals on land, or the fastest animals in the air, and the fastest animals in water? We present a list below (with photos) of the fastest animals in the world. We know that the cheetah is the fastest land animal that can run to a speed of 70mph, but what about the fastest insect?

Fastest animal on land is the cheetah — can run 70 miles per hour (113 km per hour)

Fastest insect is the hawk moth — 33 miles per hour (53 km per hour)

Fastest bird is the ostrich — can run 43 miles per hour (69 km per hour)

Fastest reptile is the spiny-tailed iguana — can reach 21 miles per hour (34 km per hour)

Fastest dog is the greyhound — cann run 43 miles per hour (69 km per hour)

Fastest animal in water is the Sailfish — 70 miles per hour (113 km per hour)

Fastest bird is the swift — can fly at 106 miles per hour (171 km per hour)

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This entry was posted on Thursday, May 28th, 2009 at 11:59 pm and is filed under Animals. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.

2 Responses so far to "List of fastest animals in the world"

  1. 1 marazuc
    June 6th, 2009 at 4:14 am  

    You are not right. I can prove it.

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