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Michael Phelps
(4.7 mph)
10. Cod (5 mph)
9. Gentoo penguin (22 mph)
7. Salmon (28 mph)
1. Cheetah
(65 mph)
2. Pronghorn (55 mph) 3. Horse
(55 mph)
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4. Lion (50 mph)
5.
Brown
hare
(45 mph)
10ocean swimmers that can outswim
THE NATURAL WORLD SPEED
8SUPERFAST SPEED FACTS
1. Fastest bite
The trap-jaw ant can
bite at 145 mph.
2. Fastest poison
The cone snail’s
poison kills instantly.
3. Fastest tongue
The palm salamander
shoots out its tongue
at 150 mph!
8. Common octopus (25 mph)
CHOMP!
10 11
4 animals that Usain Bolt
can outrun (but you probably can’t)
1. Elephant
2. Roadrunner
3. Polar bear
4. Black
mamba
6. Orca (34 mph)
5. Flying fish (37 mph)
4. Yellowfin tuna (43 mph)
3. Mako shark (47 mph)
2. Swordfish
(60 mph)
1. Sailfish
(68 mph)
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3
4
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Usain
Bolt
(27.4
mph) 9.
Giraffe
(35 mph) 7.
Ostrich
(43 mph)
10.
Patas
monkey
(34 mph)
8.
Coyote
(40 mph)
ocean swimmers that can outswim Michael Phelps
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!
8. Fastest mover
The peregrine falcon
dives through the air
at 240 mph.
SWOOP!
ZOOOM!
Squeak! Squeak! SNAP!
SNAP!
6.
Red
kangaroo
(44 mph)