ANIMAL MILEAGE : A need for speed...
Here are some interesting facts - Animals at their top speeds:
- Cheetah 70 mph
- Pronghorn Antelope 61 mph
- Wildebeest 50 mph
- Lion 50 mph
- Thompson's gazelle 50 mph
- Quarter horse 47.5 mph
- Elk 45 mph
- Cape hunting dog 45 mph
- Coyote 43 mph
- Gray fox 42 mph
- Hyena 40 mph
- Zebra 40 mph
- Mongolian wild ass 40 mph
- Greyhound 39.35 mph
- Whippet 35.50 mph
- Rabbit (domestic) 35 mph
- Mule deer 35 mph
- Jackal 35 mph
- Reindeer 32 mph
- Giraffe 32 mph
- White-tailed deer 30 mph
- Wart hog 30 mph
- Grizzly bear 30 mph
- Cat (domestic) 30 mph
- Human 27.89 mph
- Elephant 25 mph
- Black Mamba snake 20 mph
- Six-lined race runner 18 mph
- Wild turkey 15 mph
- Squirrel 12 mph
- Pig (domestic) 11 mph
- Chicken 9 mph
- Spider (tegenaria atrica) 1.17 mph
- Giant Tortoise 0.17 mph
- Three-toed sloth 0.15 mph
- Garden snail 0.03 mph
(from The World Almanac and Book of Facts 1997)