The fastest beasts on the planet: a dozen leaders

It's hard to believe, but there are animals that can develop speed comparable to a moped, wagon or even a car. In fact, such representatives of the fauna are not so little. In this article, we will find out which is the fastest beast on the planet, and we will determine the top ten in speed. Consider our top 10 in reverse order.

10. The list closes the coyote. This animal can develop up to 70 km / h and is able to adapt to various conditions, in connection with which it can be found in the mountains, steppes, deserts and other places. As for food, the coyotes use almost everything, from tritons to hares. They do not disdain and carrion.

9. Gray fox runs at speeds up to 71 km / h and in the rating "The fastest animals on the planet" is located in the ninth place. She is a representative of the Psov family. Compared with the red fox, it is much less common. An interesting feature of the animal is his ability to move around tree branches.

8. As practice shows, the fastest animals are far from always predators, who need to catch up with prey. The maximum speed of an elk is 73 km / h, which allows it to easily escape from bears and wolves, which move much more slowly. The animal always lives in herd conditions.

7. The hyena dog accelerates to 74 km / h and is also known under the name "African wild dog". It can be found only on the territory of the African continent, both in the savannahs and in the wooded area. The animal is quite rare and hunts in packs. In this case, the hyena dogs never intimidate or drive the victim before they kill her.

6. Rating "The fastest beasts" is difficult to imagine without lions. Their males are mainly engaged in the protection of the territory, and females take a direct part in hunting. They attack, as a rule, only having crept a short distance to the victim. Caught prey first eat lions, then lions, and only at the very end of the lioness. Despite the fact that the animal develops a speed of up to 74 km / h, they only have enough endurance for a short distance.

5. The fifth place is the riding horse. Its top speed is 75 km / h.

4. The fastest beasts on the planet do not necessarily have a plastic body and modest parameters. Vivid proof of this is wildebeest, which, being large ungulate animals, can accelerate up to 88 km / h. They constantly migrate and within a year can overcome the distance to 1600 kilometers.

3. The whaler is able to break away from the majority of predators, having dispersed even half of its abilities. On average, its speed is about 60 km / h, and the recorded record is 88.5 km / h.

2. In the second place of the ranking is located springbok, which is one of the varieties of antelopes. The animal lives mainly in Africa. One of its distinctive abilities is the ability to bounce to a height of up to 3 meters. As for its speed, it is equal to 90 km / h.

1. The fastest beast in the world is a cheetah. In comparison with other representatives of the Cat family, it has a more modest weight, ranging from 70 to 140 kg. This predator can accelerate to 120 km / h, while doing 9-meter steps for every quarter of a second. As for the distance of such races, it reaches 300 meters. He consumes food solely in tall grass or near trees, so that other felines can not see him. It should be noted that, knowing how to develop this speed, the cheetah is vulnerable to lions and tigers, because it has thin bones, as well as small jaws and teeth.