List of Fastest Animals on Earth

	Animal	speed (mph)	speed (km/hr)	notes
1.	Cheetah	70	113	In 2009, the Cincinnati Zoo's 8 year-old female cheetah became the world's fastest of all land mammals. Sarah covered 100 meters in a time of 6.13 seconds, breaking the previous mark of 6.19 seconds set by a male South African cheetah named Nyana in 2001. See video
2.	Pronghorn antelope	61	98
3.	Lion	50	80
4.	Thomson's gazelle	50	80
5.	Wildebeest	50	80
6.	Springbok	50	80
7.	Quarter horse	47.5	76
8.	Cape hunting dog	45	72
9.	Elk	45	72
10.	Coyote	43	69