What is the Fastest Animal in the World?
Friday, April 11th, 2008Ask this question of most folks and they immediately think of the cheetah. Not even close. The fastest animal is actually a bird, the Peregrine Falcon! While its cruising speed of 40-70 mph is impressive enough, the raptor’s diving (stooping) speed reaches a staggering 99 to 273 mph!
Modern city residents may be even more familiar [...]