SPEED
2. Pronghorn (55 mph)
Usain Bolt
10 animals
that can sprint
faster than
THE NATURAL WORLD
4. Lion (50 mph)
3. Horse
(55 mph)
5.
Brown
hare
(45 mph)
1. Cheetah
(65 mph)
10
ocean swimmers that can
9. Gentoo penguin (22 mph)
7. Salmon (28 mph)
Michael Phelps
(4.7 mph)
10. Cod (5 mph)
8. Common octopus (25 mph)
8
SUPERFAST
SPEED FACTS
1. Fastest bite
The trap-jaw ant can
bite at 145 mph.
CHOMP!
2. Fastest poison
The cone snail’s
poison kills instantly.
3. Fastest tongue
The palm salamander
shoots out its tongue
at 150 mph!
1
6.
Red
kangaroo
(44 mph)
7.
Ostrich
(43 mph)
8.
Coyote
(40 mph)
10.
Patas
9.
monkey
Giraffe
(35 mph) (34 mph)
4
animals that
Usain Bolt
can outrun (but
you probably can’t)
Usain
Bolt
(27.4
mph)
2
3
4
1. Elephant
2. Roadrunner
3. Polar bear
4. Black
mamba
outswim Michael Phelps
1. Sailfish
(68 mph)
6. Orca (34 mph)
3. Mako shark (47 mph)
5. Flying fish (37 mph)
2. Swordfish
(60 mph)
4. Yellowfin tuna (43 mph)
SNAP!
Squeak! Squeak!
P
SWOO
SNAP!
4. Fastest squeaks
The free-tailed bat
can squeak 150
times per second.
5. Fastest flaps
The midge flaps its
wings 62,760 times
per minute.
6. Fastest snap
The pistol shrimp
can snap its claw
at 60 mph.
7. Fastest plant
Bamboo can grow
35 inches in a day!
ZOOOM!
8. Fastest mover
The peregrine falcon
dives through the air
at 240 mph.
10 11
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