10 fastest wildlife

ECOLOGY

In the animal world has its champions.

Find out the answers to the question of who in the animal world are the fastest flying, swimming, running or crawling.

Here you can learn about the fastest of its kind in the animal world.

The fastest bird - a peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus)

This bird of prey from the family of falcons can be seen on almost every continent, except Antarctica.

In nature, there are about 17 subspecies of peregrine falcons. 

On our planet, it is not only the fastest bird, but also the fastest living creature.

According to experts, in a diving delivery fast peregrine falcon can reach speeds of up 322 km / h.

But it is worth noting that in level flight Peregrine concede first place swifts, whose horizontal flight speed can reach the mark of 111 km / h.

The fastest horse - British racehorses

At the moment, the Thoroughbred horses are considered to be the fastest. If you choose a particular representative, here it is the fastest thoroughbred stallion Beach Rekit.

He was able to set an absolute record among domestic breeds. During a race in Mexico, at a distance of 409.26 meters, Beach developed the maximum speed is 69.69 km / h. In general, the average speed of the English racehorse is 60 km / h.

The fastest fish - the sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus)

This saltwater fish of the order Perciformes, living in all the oceans of the Earth, preferring tropical, subtropical and temperate waters. 

It is worth noting that the sailboat and an active predator capable of speeds up to 100 km / h.

During the experiments, a fishing camp in Long Key, Florida, United States, this fish is able to swim 91 meters in 3 seconds, which is equal to the speed of 109 km / h.

The fastest animal (land animal) - a cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)

The cheetah is the fastest land animal. It differs from other cats that do not hunt prey sitting in ambush, preferring to pursue it.

First cheetah approaching his victim to a distance of about 10 meters, especially not trying to be secretive, and then trying to catch potential prey in a short race. During the race, he can develop a speed of 110-115 km / h, the speed of 75 km / h, he develops in 2 seconds. It is also worth noting that running cheetah leaps length of 6-8 meters.

Fastest Dog - Greyhound

General opinion on what the dog is the fastest split. Some say that it is an English hunting hound, which boasts a very fast run for short distances, giving them the opportunity to catch the hare.

If we talk about African Wild Dog, it  is capable of speeds up to 55 km / h and chase their prey to exhaustion.

Yet officially, the highest speed among dogs was recorded March 5, 1994 in Australia, when nicknamed Greyhound Title The Star was able to accelerate to 67.32 km / h.

The fastest cat - egyptian

This breed shorthair cats medium size boasts representatives full of energy who love to move and play. Therefore, the Egyptian Mau has a flexible and muscular form.

With Egyptian language "Mau" means "cat". This cat can develop a speed of 58 km / h. Besides Mau have excellent eyesight, hearing and sense of smell.

Fastest snake - mamba

Officially recorded speed of the serpent is 11.3 km / h, and it is on the ground. The branches of the same, Mamba faster.

In addition, it is one of the most poisonous snakes in the world, and in Africa there is no other snakes, which feared would be as much as mambo.

The fastest turtle - leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea)

Among the fastest reptiles - in the water it is able to reach a speed of 35 km / h. 

Such turtle weighs 450 kg, and its body length may vary from 1.8 to 2.1 meters.

However, in 1988, Harlech, United Kingdom, was found male Leatherback, the length of the body which was 2.91 meters and weighs 961.1 kg.

Fastest insect

In this case it is necessary to divide the speed on the ground and in the air. On the ground the fastest insect is the American cockroach. Its speed reaches 5.4 km / h. It is worth noting that in 1 second it is able to run a distance that is 50 times the length of his body. When compared with the person, this corresponds to a speed of about 330 km / h.

An insect is a record in the air, it dragonfly, namely Austrophlebia costalis, which can develop during the flight speed up to 52 km / h. Since there are different ways to measure speed, experts can not say with certainty who is faster interface between the dragonflies, and horseflies hawk moth.