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Which quadruped is the fastest?

Man is very proud of the speed with which he can move. After all, he can overcome space faster than sound and fly over the oceans in just a few hours.

But all this man owes to his mind, which allowed him to create such fast machines. However, when it comes to our immediate speed, humans are far from the champions among mammals.

Let's see how fast some four-legged creatures move. We must recall that many animals have amazing speed, but are unable to maintain it for a long time. And the person himself, who can run 35-40 km per hour, maintains this speed only at a distance of 200 m and no more! The ideas about the speed of animals have been obtained by us as a result of various measurements and observations made by different people, but the picture obtained, although not absolutely accurate, quite truthfully allows them to be compared.

The champion is the cheetah (a kind of leopard): its speed reaches 112 km/h. The next is the black deer - about 104 km / h. Mongolian gazelle and antelope run about 96 km per hour. Any of the mentioned animals will overtake all other mammals in the competition by a kilometer or more.

By the way, the lion is able to run away from his enemy at a speed of 80 km / h, but cannot maintain it for a long time. The fallow deer, which most of us consider a very fast animal, moves at a speed of 72-80 km / h, and this is how a racehorse runs in competitions at the hippodrome.

Another animal involved in the race is the greyhound. She runs 56-64 km / h, which is only a few kilometers faster than a grizzly bear! The elephant, known for its swiftness, moves at a speed of 40 km/h!

Author: Likum A.

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