Animal land speeds
Most of these measurements are the maximum speeds over approximately one quarter-mile.
|
Animal |
Speed |
|---|---|
|
Cheetah |
70.00 |
|
Pronghorn antelope |
61.00 |
|
Lion |
50.00 |
|
Thomson's gazelle |
50.00 |
|
Wildebeest |
50.00 |
|
Quarter horse |
47.50 |
|
Cape hunting dog |
45.00 |
|
Elk |
45.00 |
|
Coyote |
43.00 |
|
Gray fox |
42.00 |
|
Hyena |
40.00 |
|
Ostrich |
40.00 |
|
Zebra |
40.00 |
|
Mongolian wild [...] |
40.00 |
|
Greyhound |
39.35 |
|
Whippet |
35.50 |
|
Jackal |
35.00 |
|
Mule deer |
35.00 |
|
Rabbit (domestic) |
35.00 |
|
Giraffe |
32.00 |
|
Reindeer |
32.00 |
|
Cat (domestic) |
30.00 |
|
Kangaroo |
30.00 |
|
Grizzly bear |
30.00 |
|
Wart hog |
30.00 |
|
White-tailed deer |
30.00 |
|
Human |
27.89 |
|
Elephant |
25.00 |
|
Black mamba snake |
20.00 |
|
Six-lined race runner |
18.00 |
|
Squirrel |
12.00 |
|
Pig (domestic) |
11.00 |
|
Chicken |
9.00 |
|
House mouse |
8.00 |
|
Spider (Tegenearia atrica) |
1.17 |
|
Giant tortoise |
0.17 |
|
Three-toed sloth |
0.15 |
|
Garden snail |
0.03 |
Source: Natural History Magazine, March 1974