Fastest animals?

Is it fair to say a Periguin Falcon is faster than a Cheeteh? Like if I jumped out of a plane I would be faster than a Cheetah but that is just me falling using gravity.

The peregrine is not falling, it’s flying so not really a good comparison. So I think it’s still faster

Monty said:
The peregrine is not falling, it’s flying so not really a good comparison. So I think it’s still faster

It is though. It is diving where they clocked that speed.

Ren said:

Monty said:
The peregrine is not falling, it’s flying so not really a good comparison. So I think it’s still faster

It is though. It is diving where they clocked that speed.

Hmm maybe…but still I think we just shouldn’t compare a land animal to a bird

@Monty
why not?

a peregrine falcon has the biology to drive crazy fast, essentially slam into another bird and live to tell the tale.

yes, you could jump out of plane and fall really fast, but you don’t have the biology to survive, unless you have a parachute which isn’t part of your biology.

but still, i would like to hear your case why we shouldn’t compare the speed of flying animals against land animals?

@Mai
Cuz flying animals have a completely different body organisation and anatomy. It’s like comparing a plane to a car. The land animals can only rely on legs and aerial animals can only rely on wings. It’s really not a fair comparison

@Monty
This right here! Birds are not mammals, they’re avians. They have hollow bones to help them fly and have wings which help with wind resistance & speed. They can also catch thermals which can speed their flight while not using as much energy as a land mammal such as a cheetah would have to use to propel itself forward. As you perfectly put it, it’s like comparing a car to a plane, car needs constant fuel to maintain speed, planes get to cruising altitude and use minimal to no fuel.

@Micah
For real. This is stuff u understand in middle school. What’s the difference between a bird and an animal is a literal question in middle school books

Monty said:
@Micah
For real. This is stuff u understand in middle school. What’s the difference between a bird and an animal is a literal question in middle school books

Literally! It’s basic common sense. No one says the cheetah is the fastest animal, but they are the fastest land animal

@Micah
True for real

@Mai
Because the falcon achieves that speed by diving and using gravity. It can’t beat the Cheetah in a horizontal race.

Ren said:
@Mai
Because the falcon achieves that speed by diving and using gravity. It can’t beat the Cheetah in a horizontal race.

In horizontal flight the peregrin falcon is about the same speed as the cheetah (within 5mph or so). There are a number of birds that are faster including the saker falcon with a max horizontal speed of 90+ which is faster than the cheetah.

Ren said:
@Mai
Because the falcon achieves that speed by diving and using gravity. It can’t beat the Cheetah in a horizontal race.

The sailfish can beat a cheetah in a race and that doesn’t use gravity, so if we’re ruling out the falcon then the sailfish is the fastest animal

Peregrine Falcons can dive like 200 mph. The cheetah is the fastest land animal.

Aki said:
Peregrine Falcons can dive like 200 mph. The cheetah is the fastest land animal.

But that is diving using gravity.

Ren said:

Aki said:
Peregrine Falcons can dive like 200 mph. The cheetah is the fastest land animal.

But that is diving using gravity.

Yeah, cheetahs use gravity too…it would be pretty hard to run without it.

Ren said:

Aki said:
Peregrine Falcons can dive like 200 mph. The cheetah is the fastest land animal.

But that is diving using gravity.

Ok then why compare a peregrine falcon at all?

Ren said:

Aki said:
Peregrine Falcons can dive like 200 mph. The cheetah is the fastest land animal.

But that is diving using gravity.

It is using its own energy to fly and dive. You could throw a turtle out of a jet plane or race car going 300 miles/hour and I wouldn’t consider it the world’s fastest animal because it didn’t create the feat all by itself. I believe that because the peregrine is capable of going from 0 mph, to 240 mph, back to O all under its own power (albeit with gravity,) without being injured it gets the title. Also, a cheetah wouldn’t be able to run 5 mph without some gravity!

@Perrin
They can catch thermals to get high, which means less energy used to get higher up, and their bodies are designed to withstand flight, they have hollow bones and wind resistant wings, and an aerodynamic body shape all designed for fast flight. A peregrine falcons energy when diving is mostly from gravity, using lift, its weight and its aerodynamic body shape while falling, this is not the same amount of energy that is used when a cheetah propels it self on land from 0 to a top speed of 75mph, without the help of thermals etc. Also, a cheetah is a mammal, a peregrine falcon is not, it is an Avian. Completely different species.

The cheetah is the fastest LAND animal not the fastest animal.