There is no animal faster than a cat running to the sound of a rustling bag of food. But, as it turns out, there are even faster runners! And many other seals will immediately come to mind - cheetahs and leopards, which everyone associates with speed. However, they did not even make it into the TOP 10. Then maybe hares? But they weren’t on the list at all! So, who is the fastest in the world then? And we will find out in our TOP 20 fastest animals in the world. Spoiler: they were all killed by an ordinary pigeon.
Thomson's Gazelle - 19-20 place
Habitat: Kenya and Tanzania
Maximum speed: 80.5 km/h
Blue wildebeest - 19-20 place
Habitat: Africa
Maximum speed: 80.5 km/h
American Quarter Mile Horse - 16-18 place
Habitat: USA
Maximum speed: 88.5 km/h
Springbok - 16th-18th place
Habitat: South Africa
Maximum speed: 88.5 km/h
Pronghorn - 16-18 place
Habitat: North America
Maximum speed: 88.5 km/h
African ostrich - 15th place
Habitat: Africa and the Middle East
Maximum speed: 90 km/h
Swordfish - 14th place
Habitat: Tropical, subtropical and temperate waters of all oceans
Maximum speed: 97 km/h
Kalypta Anna - 13th place
Habitat: North America
Maximum speed: 98 km/h
Sailfish - 12th place
Habitat: Tropical, subtropical and temperate waters of all oceans
Maximum speed: 109 km/h
Cheetah - 11th place
Habitat: Eastern and Southern Africa
Maximum speed: 120 km/h
Grey-headed albatross - 10th place
Habitat: Southern Ocean Islands
Maximum speed: 127 km/h
Krechet - 9th place
Habitat: Eurasia and North America
Maximum speed: 128 km/h
Common Spur Goose - 8th place
Habitat: Africa
Maximum speed: 142 km/h
Rock pigeon - 7th place
Habitat: Southern Europe, South-West Asia and North Africa
Maximum speed: 148 km/h
Frigate - 6th place
Habitat: Islands of the Pacific, Indian and Atlantic oceans
Maximum speed: 153 km/h
Brazilian folded lip - 4-5 place
Habitat: USA, Mexico, Central America, Chile, Argentina
Maximum speed: 160 km/h
Cheglok - 4-5 place
Habitat: Eurasia and North Africa
Maximum speed: 160 km/h
Needle-tailed swift - 3rd place
Habitat: South and Southeast Asia, Far East, Siberia
Top speed: 169 km/h
Berkut - 2nd place
Habitat: Eurasia, North Africa, North America
Maximum speed: 240-320 km/h
Sapsan - 1st place
Habitat: Eurasia and North America
Top speed: 389 km/h