new world record .. 6.13 seconds
 

Sarah, the Cincinnati Zoo's cheetah ambassador just beat the 2001 land-speed world record for mammals.


She covered 100 meters in 6.16 seconds and then again in 6.13 seconds


http://buzz.yahoo.com/buzzlog/92995?fp=1


http://www.worldzootoday.com/wp-cont...34_320X240.jpg

depending on the mode of motion, the fastest animals are:

flying, the Spine-tailed Swift 106+ mph

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J3rBz2474M...ail%2Bbird.jpg




running, the Cheetah 70+ mph

http://www.vadasz.ws/darkmistress/St...cheeta%202.jpg







swimming, Shortfin Mako shark, reliably clocked at 31 mph, burst speeds of 46 mph

http://www.marinebiodiversity.ca/sha...rge%20mako.jpg




sky diving, Peregrine Falcon, dives head-first down through the sky, 220 mph

http://www.birdwatchersdigest.com/si...ine-falcon.jpg



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