Speed of animals

Most of the following measurements are for maximum speeds over approximate quarter-mile distances. Exceptions—which are included to give a wide range of animals—are the lion and elephant, whose speeds were clocked in the act of charging; the whippet, which was timed over a 200-yard course; the cheetah over a 100-yard distance; humans for a 15-yard segment of a 100-yard run; and the black mamba snake, six-lined race runner, spider, giant tortoise, three-toed sloth, and garden snail, which were measured over various small distances.

Animal	Speed (mph)
Peregrine falcon	200.00+
Cheetah	70.00
Pronghorn antelope	61.00
Lion	50.00
Thomson's gazelle	50.00
Wildebeest	50.00
Quarter horse	47.50
Cape hunting dog	45.00
Elk	45.00
Coyote	43.00
Gray fox	42.00
Hyena	40.00
Ostrich	40.00
Zebra	40.00
Mongolian wild ass	40.00
Greyhound	39.35
Whippet	35.50
Jackal	35.00
Mule deer	35.00
Rabbit (domestic)	35.00
Giraffe	32.00
Reindeer	32.00
Cat (domestic)	30.00
Kangaroo	30.00
Grizzly bear	30.00
Wart hog	30.00
White-tailed deer	30.00
Human	27.89
Elephant	25.00
Black mamba snake	20.00
Six-lined race runner	18.00
Squirrel	12.00
Pig (domestic)	11.00
Chicken	9.00
House mouse	8.00
Spider (Tegenearia atrica)	1.17
Giant tortoise	0.17
Three-toed sloth	0.15
Garden snail	0.03

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