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Which creature has the fastest movement?
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The cheetah is widely regarded as the fastest moving creature on earth, capable of reaching speeds of up to 75 mph (120 kph).

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By the term fastest moving do you mean a speedy action movement or fast moving from one place to another?

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If you're into a question about a fast movement of the whole body from one place to another then a Peregrine Falcon will be the winner. This kind of Falcon has a top speed of 390 km/hr on free falling. 

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Of course, a Marlin sailfish and cheetah are also there to compete. But when it comes to acceleration a cheetah will be far behind. Cheetah's acceleration is a bit lame and its top speed of 120 km/hr will be achieved only for one or two seconds. A marlin sailfish also has a peak speed of 110 km/hr but nowhere near to the falcon.

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If you are asking about the fastest action by a creature then a termite can win any creature hands down. Ants are the next close to termites for their fastest movement.


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Anyway, my vote is for ants wink

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It is very true that ants moves very fast. The picture shows the way they moves. Ant is the smallest creature too.
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The fastest moving creature on earth is Cheetah. It can run at a top speed to 100 kilo meters per hour which is far better than the fastest human "Usain Bolt" on the planet.
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Its Cheetah that's what I learned from my school
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Cheetah is still known as the fastest moving mammal in the world.
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From research I will want to go with pronghorn Antelope. This is a specie of mammal that is mostly seen in western and central north America.

It is recorded to have about a speed limit of 98km/h and it can run faster because it has two long cushioned pointed toes which enable it absorbed all shock while on the run. It has a height of about 80-100cm that really huge.

This animal does not only run fast but also go long and it can outrun even the cheetah in this area. It is recorded that cheetah can do more of sprint but wouldn't go more than 600 yards but pronghorn can go even longer.

Well,this is my personal analysis for my own option of the fastest creature.
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From what i read that when it comes to speed on terrestrial habitat, that cheetah is the fastest animal and even other cats like puma, lion, tiger, leopard etc. can't be compared to it.
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According to National Geographic, Acinonyx jubatus or commonly known as cheetahs are still considered as the fastest moving animal on earth. They can go from 0 to 60 miles an hour in just three seconds. Cheetahs have an average life span of 10-12 years and are typically found in the wild in the eastern and southwestern African regions. Unfortunately, populations of cheetahs are highly under pressure as the wide-open grasslands are continuously being degraded and converted into other land uses.

On the other hand, in marine ecosystems, sailfish are considered the fastest, which have been known to reach speed of about 60 mph when they breach the waves.

In another article, gyrfalcon named Kumpan was found to accelerate in speeds between approximately 116 - 129 mph after free-falling from a height of 500 meters.

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By stating fastest moving creatures, I'll assume you're referring to all animals, be it land, air or sea animals. In saying so, it's really going to be difficult choosing a particular animal as the fastest.

Comparing the speed of one man to another is quiet understandable as all humans belong to the same group. But even the speed of a minor can't be compared with that of an adult. Hence, drawing a comparison between the speed of an ant with that of a mouse is way out of proportion. This is the reason why bringing together and considering different animal categories to get one compared result isn't possible. There's the difference in their nature, am talking about sizes and body, as well as the different animal groups they belong to.  

However, there's a list of the fastest animals from the different categories they belong to. The fastest Land animal is Cheetah, with a recorded speed of 109.4 - 120.7 km/h. 

The fastest animal in air is the Peregrine Falcon with a recorded diving speed of 389 km/h. This bird is largely classified as the fastest animal on the animal kingdom. 

The fastest animal in water or sea will have to be the Black Marlin with a recorded speed of 129 km/h. 

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The fastest land creature would have to be a cheetah. There are other fast creatures such as the flying and underwater but on land cheetah wins
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The fastest moving animal in the land is " Cheetah" . It has a recorded speed of between 109.4 km/h and 120.7 kn/hr. The peregrine falcon is the fastest bird. 
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Tiger is the fastest moving creature on the earth. They move faster than the other Animals, which live on the Earth. It has been proved Scientifically.
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How has it been proved? Tiger is no way the fastest. Cheetah and peregrine falcon are the fastest on land and air respectively.
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There are so many fastest animal and the best and fastest animal is hare there are other fastest animal 

Animal like small and have four legs example is rabbit and hare the fastest animal
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Among all the creatures living here on Earth, the fastest to move is the 'peregrine falcon' with a speed of 240 miles in an hour. It is also the fasted bird in the world.
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For land it's cheetah a recorded speed of between 109.4 km/h (68.0 mph) and 120.7 km/h (75.0 mph).and The peregrine falcon is the fastest bird
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I don't make any research, I only ever heard some animals that can move fast: cheetah, deer or antelope, eagle, ostrich, dolphin, kangaroo, horse. Cheetah can easily catch their prey, antelopecould escaped running fast from their predator, eagle can dive fast to catch rat on the ground, kangaroo can jump some metress in one take.
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Creatures were created with different speed this is to enhance their Adaptability to their environment. 

The fastest creature is cheetah that moves in high speed to catch up with its prey. 

The fastest bird on earth is the ostrich it doesn't fly but can run so fast. 
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Cheetah is the best, obviously. However, when it comes to raw terrifying speed of flash, I'd say spiders. Check some of those, they are so fast they look like they are teleporting ;d
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The fastest moving animal on the earth is Cheetah. Cheetah runs up to 125 kms for hour. The Cheetah is most dangerous and cruel animal. It's look like big cat. 
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The fastest and the quickest moving animal of the earth is Cheetah who runs approximately with the speed of 110km/hr which is just its average speed his highest speed goes up to the 120km/hr which is extremely faster than air also.
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Animal Planet says a Cheetah is the fastest animal in the world, but only if it gets its prey within 10 miles. A Cheetah can go 100 miles an hour. Also, you can consider Blue Whale as fastest moving creature in some terms.
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The cheetah is the world's fastest land animal, capable of reaching speeds of up to 70 mph. Cheetah can accelerate from a standing start to over 95 km per hour in 3 seconds. This fast speed is limited to very short bursts, however, cheetahs are able to sprint at top speed for around 60 seconds only.
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The fastest animal on earth is cheetah.It can run at a speed of 90 km per hour.Cheetahs are found in many african coutries and are friendly as compared to other wild cats.
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