Top fastest animals on earth.

How fast can a human being run, research shows that human beings can run as fast as forty miles an hour but the Sprint speed is approximately 13 miles an hour. However a 13 mile per hour sprint is not sufficient to compete with some of the fastest animals in the world. crazy speed is essential for survival, a predator must run faster than its prey or it dies of hunger and the prey must run faster than the predator or it becomes a meal. The slowest animals have to be sharp enough to outwit their predators. With out further Ado here are the fastest animals on this planet.

8. Lion

With top speed 50 miles per hour,the lion is an extremely social animal who lives in the group called pride. A lion pride can contain 15 to 40 members they also hunt in the group which increases the success rate during hunting. A lion can attain a maximum speed of 50 miles per hour but they can only keep this pace for a short distance.

7 . wildebeest

top speed 50 miles per hour blue wildebeest are grass eating mammals native to South and East Africa, they grow to a height of 1.3 meters the strong legs and shoulders help them to gain speeds of up to 50 miles per hour the speedy movement helps blue wildebeest to find shelters from predators and make migration easy. They're normally found in groups and migrates in the dry season to wetlands and search for grass

6 . Quarter -horse

At top speed 55 miles per hour the quarter horse is one of the oldest horse breeds in the United States red for it's speed agility and performance, even its name refers to its capabilities the named quarter horse comes from the horses success in racing across quarter-mile courses in the 17th century, it can't maintain the speed for too long but for short sprints there's no faster horse in the world

5 . Springbok

A top speed 55 miles per hour,Springbok are exceptionally fast and can attain speeds of 55 miles per hour they can also make sharp turns when running and jump up to 13 feet through the air. They are antelopes belonging to the gazelle tribe and can be found in southern Africa. they don't have great endurance over long distances, the Springbok is also the national symbol of South Africa

4 pronghorn antelope

top speed 61 miles per hour pronghorn antelope is the North American native animal that can run very long distance with a speed of 61 miles per hour unlike other fast moving animals pronghorn antelope have the ability to run fast at the same time can travel long distance without getting tired pronghorn antelope grow up to a height of 3 feet had very strong legs and shoulders Pro born antelopes make a 300 mile long migration in the different seasons.

3 cheetah

Top speed 75 miles per hour the fastest animal on land is the cheetah cheetahs can get up to approximately 75 miles per hour interestingly the chases for prey by cheetahs meet success within 40 to 60seconds cheetahs make use of their tails to steer at the right direction of the run the prey of cheetah have to have a number of adaptations to try to avoid the speedy predator on the Savannah cheetahs typically eat gazelles and other similar type animals the cheetah has a long stride in a flexible body both of which are ideal for sprinting

2 spur winged goose

top speed 88 miles per hour spur weight goose is the largest group in the goose family native to South Africa our 40 inches long and weigh up to eight kilograms these geese can fly with the maximum speed of 88 miles per hour and are mainly found in wetlands the bank of rivers and lakes in Africa the spurring goose also makes a migration ranging to several hundreds of kilometers in different seasons

1. golden eagle

top speed 200 miles per hour. this large and powerful bird of prey is the fastest animal on earth,they're known for flying to great heights and for astonishing speed during a dive to catch prey. this amazing bird achieves an outstanding speed of 200 miles per hour. It's the sharp talons and the amazing speed of the dive which helped Golden Eagles to catch their prey.