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Cheetah
70 miles per hour
The Cheetah is an atypical member of the cat family that hunts by speed rather than by stealth or pack tactics. It is the fastest of all land animals and can reach speeds of up to 70 mph in short bursts up to 500 yards . The cheetah is well known for its amazing acceleration .
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Pronghorn
54 miles per hour
The Pronghorn is the only surviving member of the family Antilocapridae, and the fastest land animal in North America running at speeds of 54 mph. The Pronghorn is also known as the Pronghorn antelope, but is not a true antelope, and its horns are made up of a hairlike substance that grows around a bony core; the outer sheath is shed annually.
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American Quarter Horse
45 to 50 miles per hour
The American Quarter Horse is a breed of horse originally bred for sprinting short distances, typically races of a quarter mile or less. Also known as "America's Horse," the Quarter Horse is the most popular breed in the United States, and is the largest breed society in the world, with over 3.2 million Quarter Horses registered worldwide.
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Wildebeest
50 miles per hour
The wildebeest , also called the gnu , is a large hooved mammal of the genus Connochaetes, which includes two species, both native to Africa: the Black Wildebeest or White-tailed Gnu , and the Blue Wildebeest or Brindled Gnu . Gnus belong to the family Bovidae, which includes antelopes, cattle, goats, and other even-toed horned ungulates.
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Thomson's Gazelle
45 miles per hour
The Thomson's Gazelle is one of the most well known gazelles. It is named after explorer Joseph Thomson, and is often referred to as the "tommy."
Thomson's gazelles live in Africa in savanna and grassland habitats, particularly the Serengeti region of Kenya and Tanzania.
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European Hare
40 - 45 miles per hour
The European Hare or Brown Hare is a species of hare native to northern, central, and western Europe and western Asia.
It is a mammal adapted to temperate open country. It is related to the similarly appearing rabbit, which is in the same family but a different genus. It breeds on the ground rather than in a burrow and relies on speed to escape.
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Red Deer
40 - 45 miles per hour
Red Deer, known as elk or wapiti in North America, are the second largest species of deer in the world, after Alces alces.
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Zebra
40 miles per hour
The Zebra is a part of the horse family, Equidae, native to central and southern Africa. They are most well known for their distinctive black and white stripes.
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African Wild Dog
35 - 40 miles per hour
The African Wild Dog, also known as the African Hunting Dog, Cape Hunting Dog, or Painted Hunting Dog, is a mammal of the Canidae family, and thus related to the domestic dog. It is the only species in its genus, Lycaon, and the only species in the canid family to lack dewclaws on the forelimbs.
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