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!

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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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(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)