in the modern world everything works at a fast pace faster delivery
faster meetings faster methods of transport and travel we often forget
that nature also has its piece of the pie when it comes to speed some animals
are even faster than cars here are ten of the fastest animals on earth
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will be announced next week on Friday good luck number 10 the blue wildebeest
the broad-shouldered antelope has a muscular front-heavy appearance with a
distinctive robust muzzle they're named this way because young blue wildebeest
are born tawny brown and began to take on their
adult coloration at the age of two months which ranges from a deep slate or
blueish grey to a light gray or even a grayish brown both sexes also possess a
pair of large curved horns blue wildebeest are grass eating mammals
native to South and East Africa they can grow up to a height of 8 feet males and
6 feet and females with a life expectancy of 20 years the strong legs
and shoulders help the wildebeest gain speed up to an impressive 50 miles per
hour the speed movement helps blue wildebeest to find shelter from
predators and to make migration easy as they move in herds the blue wildebeest
is a her before feeding primarily on the short grasses which are commonly found
in Savannah grasslands and on Plains the animals broad mouth is adapted for
eating large quantities of short grass and it feeds both during the day and
night and they have to get the energy to run that fast somewhere number 9 the
Marlin fish this fish has an elongated body a spear like snout or bill and a
long rigid dorsal fin which extends forward to form a crest its common name
is thought to derive from its resemblance to a sailor's Marlin spy
their body shape and strong tail allowed them to reach speeds of about 50 miles
per hour that's faster than a lot of boats Marlins are one of the longest
fishes in the world with a length of up to 16 feet they're native to the
Atlantic and Pacific Ocean these blue water fish have a habit of making a
long-distance migration of up to several thousand miles
Marlins use the force of the ocean currents to gain astonishing speed and
make their trip shorter their strong sharp spear helps them with feeding and
to attack predators humans are also one of their predators
since sport fishing sees Marlins as a trophy catch fights with this fish can
last a few hours and sometimes gets the fishermen too tired to finish number
eight the pronghorn antelope this guy is a mammal indigenous to interior Western
and Central North America. fun fact about them their closest living relatives are
the giraffe and Ochopee even if they look a lot more like deer and antelope
the pronghorns is a fastest land mammal in the Western Hemisphere being built
for maximum predator evasion through running the top speed is very hard to
measure accurately and varies between individuals but it can run 35 miles per
hour for four miles 42 miles per hours for a mile and 55 miles per hour for a
half mile the main difference between the pronghorn and other fast-moving
mammal is that they have the ability to run fast and can travel long distances
without getting tired pronghorn antelope grow up to a height of 3 feet and have
very strong legs and shoulders pronghorn antelope smake 300 mile long migrations
in different seasons they typically choose the bank of rivers and grasslands
as my grade of destinations number seven the sailfish the Sailfish is a fish
living in colder areas of the Seas of the earth they are predominantly blue to
gray in color and have a characteristic dorsal fin known as a sail which often
stretches the entire length of the back another notable characteristic is the
elongated bill resembling that of the swordfish and other Marlins they are
therefore described as bill fish in sport fishing circles they can gain a
top speed of sixty eight point three five
miles per hour and swimming sail fishes long body shape up to eleven feet help
them swim faster and dive sail fishes make use of their faster swimming habit
to escape from predators like octopus and dolphin fish the sail is normally
kept folded down when swimming and raised only when the sailfish attacked
their prey the race sail has been shown to reduce sideways oscillations of the
head which is likely to make the bill less detectable by prey fish this
strategy allows sailfish to put their bills close to fish schools or even into
them without being noticed by the prey before hitting them number six the
cheetah the cheetah is a large cat of the subfamily feline II and occurs in
north southern and East Africa the cheetah breeds throughout the year and
is an induced ovulate er gestation only lasts three months that results in a
litter of typically three to five and in rare cases up to eight Cubs African
cheetahs may achieve successful hunts running at only 40 miles per hour but
due to their exceptional ability to accelerate they're capable of reaching
up to 70 miles per hour on short distances of 330 feet the cheetah is
therefore the fastest land animal because of its prowess at hunting the
cheetah was tamed as early as a sixteenth century BC in Egypt to kill
game at hunts in the wild they usually meet a successful attack within 40 to 60
seconds it is a carnivore and preys mainly upon antelopes it stalks its prey
from within 300 to 980 feet charges towards it and kills it by tripping it
during the chase and biting its throat to suffocate it to death that's
definitely not a cat I want at home number five the spur winged goose this
goose is a common bird of African wetlands that can grow up to 40 inches
they are the largest African waterfowl and are on average the world's largest
wild goose something you might want to know is that they're often poisonous due
to their diet a blister beetles the poison cantharidin
is held within the tissue of the fowl resulting in poisoning of those that eat
the cooked goose 10 milligrams of cantharidin can kill a
human watch out hunter surprisingly this guy
can fly as fast as 88 miles per hour due to its strong wings and their wing cord
length this is generally a quiet species typically only males make a call which
consists of a soft bubbling called a cheer whit when taking wing or alarm
this species often lives in open grasslands with lakes seasonal pools
rivers swamps and river deltas like other species talked about it's a good
thing he flies fast since the spur winged goose also makes migration going
up to several hundreds of miles in different seasons
and now it's time for my personal best pick my pick for today is bigger than
any NBA player but it could also get a ticket for being faster than the highway
speed limit that beam number for the frigate frigates are a family of
seabirds which are found across all tropical and subtropical oceans it is
easily distinguishable because females have white underbellies and males have a
distinctive red Golar pouch the male's use it during breeding season to attract
females their wings are long and pointed and can span up to seven and a half feet
it's the largest wing area to body ratio of any bird able to soar for weeks on
wind currents frigate birds spend most of the day in flight hunting for food
and roost on trees or cliffs at night their main prey are fish and squid
caught when chased to the water surface by large predators such as tuna they do
so by being able to fly as fast as 95 miles per hour they can reach this speed
due to their body shape that gives them a distinctive W silhouette during flight
their feet and legs are weak which is a reason why they spend most of their
thirty year lifespan in the sky and develop such an ability to fly fast
number three the spine tailed Swift the white throated needle tail also known as
the needle tailed Swift is considered a large Swift they were built with a
robust barrel like body that measures about eight inches and weighs about four
ounces it is reputed to reach speeds of up to 105 miles per hour in horizontal
flight using their short legs and long wings however this is unverified because
the methods used to measure its speed have not been published unlike many
other fast flying birds this one doesn't use any kind of
supporting powers like wind currents to make its flight fast the white throated
needle tail is a migratory bird they breed in Central Asia and southern
Siberia build their nests and rock crevices and cliffs or hollow trees and
spend winter south in the Indian subcontinent Southeast Asia and
Australia which can make up for a couple hundred of miles to travel they feed on
small flying insects like beetles flies bees and moths they also do not
like to sit on the ground and therefore spend most of their lifespan in the air
number two the golden eagle the golden eagle is one of the
best-known birds of prey in the northern hemisphere it is the most widely
distributed species of eagle Golden Eagles use their agility and speed
combined with powerful feet and massive sharp talons to snatch up a variety of
preys like hares rabbits marmots and other ground squirrels they are equipped
with broad long wings with somewhat finger like indentations on the tips of
the wing when stooping also known as diving in the direction of prey or
during territorial displays the eagle holds its legs up against its tail and
holds its wings tight and partially closed against its body during this
motion to catch a prey a Golden Eagle can reach 200 miles per hour this makes
the golden eagle one of the two fastest living animals although most flight in
Golden Eagles has a clear purpose like hunting or territoriality some flights
such as those by solitary birds or between well-established breeding pairs
seem to be play territory tality is believed to be the primary cause of
interactions and confrontations between non paired Golden Eagles Golden Eagles
maintain some of the largest known home territories of any bird species the
oldest known wild golden eagle was a bird banded in Sweden which was
recovered 32 years later in captivity an individual once survived 246 years of
age number one the peregrine falcon the
peregrine falcon is a widespread bird of prey in the family falconer died a large
crow sized Falcon that is renowned for its speed this bird can reach 240 miles
per hour during its characteristic hunting high speed dive that makes him
the fastest bird in the world as well as the fastest member of the animal kingdom
the air pressure from such a dive could possibly damage a bird's lungs but small
bony tubercles on a Falcons nostrils are theorized to guide the powerful airflow
away from the nostrils enabling the bird to breathe more easily while diving by
reducing the change in air pressure to protect their eyes the Falcons use
their third eyelid to spread tears and clear debris from their eyes while
maintaining laser vision on their prey a study testing the flight physics of an
ideal Falcon found a theoretical speed limit at 400 miles per hour 250 miles
per hour for low altitude flight and 388 miles per hour for high-altitude flight
they feed mainly on other birds and attacked them by hitting one wing in
flight to not harm itself on impact in the air thank you for watching if you
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