Cheetahs rule land, but the real speed kings soar and swim. From diving falcons to ocean racers, discover the animals that outrun expectations and redefine what fastest truly means today.

The fastest animals in the world fly, swim, and run on land. Most of them are birds you probably have never seen before, especially the Frigate Birds that can stay up in the sky for a week. Here are ...

When you think of fast animals, the cheetah usually takes the spotlight—but it’s far from the only speedster in the animal kingdom. Countless creatures on land, in the air, and in the water can reach ...

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Tracie Young, a licensed wildlife rehabilitator, received a call earlier this summer about an injured bird. On the line were two friends, who told Young they’d found a hawk in the middle of the road ...

The fastest a human has ever been recorded running was Usain Bolt in the 2009 Olympics. Bolt ran the 100-meter dash in an astonishing 9.58 seconds. This equals 27.78 miles per hour, and the record ...

For 35 years, American zoologist Laurie Marker has been collecting and storing specimens in a cheetah sperm bank in Namibia, hoping conservationists never have to use them.But she worries that ...

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A video from the Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) shows the moment wildlife officials released the "fastest animal on the planet" into the wild on Wednesday. CPW staff acquired a peregrine falcon ...

Using the internet to untangle the messy world of animal superlatives (fastest animal, strongest animal, smallest animal, etc.) is inherently risky – partly because many of these questions have a lot ...