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1. Cheetahs, long known as the fastest land animal, also have, arguably, the fastest acceleration. Accelerating from 0 to 60 in three seconds, the cheetah can be compared to which car?
2. Reaching a maximum speed of about 45 mph on land, what large, and potentially deadly, bird has been found to have the fastest ground speed of any bird?
3. This animal, in contrast to cheetahs, is capable of running long distances at nearly 30 mph. While also having one of the strongest bites and traveling in packs, what animal could simply run its prey to death?
4. The animal usually referred to as the fastest known, can reach speeds of over 200 mph in high-altitude dives. Which falcon lays claim to this amazing feat?
5. Switching to very small animals, in 2014 a mite was discovered to move over 320 times its body length per second. Aside from its speed, it was discovered to thrive at what normally deadly temperature?
6. Usually no more than four inches long, this animal has the fastest punch ever known. Hitting its target twice in about one millisecond, the "smasher" type of what aquatic animal is both powerful for its size and blindingly fast?
7. A stonefish catches its prey in approximately 1/100 of a second. The difference in pressure between the stonefish's mouth and the ocean makes the water act like a solid wall, preventing prey from escaping. What exactly does the stonefish create to suck up its food?
8. While in motion or just hovering, what creature lays claim to the fastest known heart rate at 1,260 beats per minute?
9. In the ocean, there is great debate over what fish is the fastest. The fastest verified speed, 68 mph, belongs to not the marlin, but which related species?
10. In November, 2016, scientists recorded bats flying up to 65 mph, by far the fastest flight speed recorded for a bat. What kind of bat, famous for having a large colony in the middle of Austin, Texas, has been observed flying so fast?
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