Woo! Hoo! It’s the Animal Olympics
September 30, 2011
Would a Cheetah beat an Olympic Cyclist?
Let’s find out …
The following table logs the fastest times recorded for various animals.
It’s like The Guinness Book of Records for Rats and other critters. Falcons do not fly at 350km/h at all times terrifying tourists. Nor does Usain Bolt race down the 3rd aisle at the supermarket in a few seconds.
This table compares the average speed of humans with the top speeds of animals. More info @ mistupid.
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Peregrine falcon
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217
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349.24
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Swift
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98
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157.72
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Cheetah
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70
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112.66
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Pronghorn antelope
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61
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98.17
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Wildebeest
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50
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80.47
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Lion
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50
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80.47
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Thompson’s gazelle
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50
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80.47
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Quarterhorse
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47.5
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76.45
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12. Cycling M 200m Sprint Chris Hoy UK 73.43 km/h
Elk
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45
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72.42
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Cape hunting dog
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45
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72.42
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Coyote
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43
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69.2
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Gray fox
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42
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67.6
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13. Cycling W 200m Sprint V. Pendleton UK 65.67 km/h
Hyena
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40
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64.38
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Zebra
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40
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64.38
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Mongolian wild ass
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40
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64.38
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Greyhound
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39.35
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63.33
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16. Cycling M 1km Chris Hoy UK 59.30km/h
Whippet
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35.5
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57.13
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Rabbit (domestic)
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35
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56.33
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Mule deer
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35
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56.33
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Jackal
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35
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56.33
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17. Cycling W 500m Anna Meares Aust 53.02 km/h
Reindeer
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32
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51.5
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Giraffe
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32
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51.5
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White-tailed deer
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30
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48.28
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Wart hog
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30
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48.2
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Grizzly bear
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30
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48.28
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Cat (domestic)
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30
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48.28
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Elephant
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25
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40.24
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1. 100m M Sprint Usain Bolt Jamaica 37.15 km/h
2. 100m W Sprint F. Giffith-Joyner USA 33.91 km/h
Black mamba snake
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20
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32.19
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Race runner (lizard)
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18
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28.97
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8. 1,500m M Track Noah Ngeny Kenya 25.45 km/h
Wild turkey
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15
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24.14
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14. Rowing M 8+ 2000m USA 22.50 km/h
9. 1,500m W Track Paula Ivan Romania 22.21 km/h
15. Rowing W 8+ 2000m USA 20.27 km/h
10. Marathon M Samuel Wanjiru Kenya 20.02 km/h
Squirrel
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12
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19.31
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Pig (domestic)
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11
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17.7
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11. Marathon W Naoko Takahashi Japan 17.68 km/h
3. 100m M Freestyle Eamon Sullivan Australia 7.67 km/h
4. 100m W Freestyle Britta Steffen Germany 6.77 km/h
6. 200m M Butterfly Michael Phelps USA 6.44 km/h
5. 1500m M Freestyle Grant Hackett Aust 6.16 km/h
7. 200m W Butterfly Lui Zige China 5.80 km/h
Spider (Tegenaria atrica)
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1.17
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1.88
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Giant tortoise
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0.17
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0.27
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Three-toed sloth
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0.15
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0.24
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Garden snail
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0.03
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0.05
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Now Mathpigs,
…………………………………………..
even though a chicken can move faster than, say, Grant Hackett swimming, it must be said that a chicken could not keep up that speed for 1500m!!! …………………
….. And, even though a squirrel can run faster than Naoko Takahashi, I don’t think it could keep running for 42plus km!!
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