Cheetahs may hold the reputation for being the world’s fastest animal – and with a running speed of up to 120 kilometers per hour (75 miles per hour), the feline is indeed the quickest animal on land.

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 ...

Many mammals deliver in minutes after long pregnancies. See which species have the quickest births to help newborns thrive.

American zoologist Laurie Marker has been collecting and storing specimens in a cheetah sperm bank in Namibia for 35 years, ...

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 ...

Have you ever wondered which animals are the fastest on the planet? Discover which animals dominate the categories of diving, swimming, flying and running by watching this amazing video! ‘Dancing With ...

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 ...

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 ...

The peregrine falcon is the fastest flying animal, which can reach speeds of up to 389 km/h during its high-speed hunting ...

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 ...