Top 10 Fastest Mammals on Earth

10 - Horse (45mph / 72kmh)

The Horse (Equus caballus) is a common and highly domesticated animal. They have been used for centuries to carry humans and goods as well as pull objects such as ploughs and carts. Through breeding horses have also been made to specialise in certain tasks, such as racing, and it is here that horses have been recorded reaching speeds of 45mph.

 

9 - Thomson's Gazelle (47mph / 76kmh)

Similar in appearance to the Grant's Gazelle, the Thomson's Gazelle (Gazella thomsoni) is probably the best known of the gazelle genus. Native to Africa's savannahs and grasslands, most notably the Serengeti, the Thomson's Gazelle will migrate in herds of hundreds or thousands. It can evade predators through its ability to maintain speeds of up to 47mph while turning quickly and 'pronking' to confuse chasers.

8 - Grant's Gazelle (47mph / 76kmh)

The Grant's Gazelle (Gazella granti) herivorous mammal found on open gras plains in East Africa. With the world's fastest land animal, the cheetah, being one of its natural predators, it needs to be quite speedy across the ground and can build up to a fastest speed of over 45mph.

7 - Red Fox (48mph / 77kmh)

The Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) is a relatively small carnivorous mammal capable of running speeds of 48mph / 77kmh, incidentally the same as one of their prey, the Brown Hare. With natural populations of red foxes in the United States, Europe, North Africa and Asia, the red fox has the widest range of any terrestrial carnivore.

6 - Brown Hare (48mph / 77kmh)

The smallest animal on our list of the top ten fastest mammals, the Brown Hare is native to much of Europe and Western Asia. Slightly larger than a rabbit, it is a strictly herbivorous mammal that feeds on many types of vegetation throughout the year. With a number of natural predators, the Brown Hare is a naturally shy animal and is capable of reaching 48mph to avoid capture.

5 - Springbok (50mph / 80kmh)

The Springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis) is a medium sized gazelle, earning its name from its tendecy to leap into the air while running to attract a female or evade a predator, a behaviour known as 'pronking'. Most commonly found in south and southwestern Africa it can reach running speeds of up to 50mph / 80kmh.

4 - Lion (50mph / 80kmh)

At one time the second most common mammal in the world after humans, the Lion (Panthera leo) is these days found mostly in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. The second largest living cat after the tiger, the lion can achieve speeds of up to 50 miles per hour when hunting its prey which can range from warthogs to elephants.

3 - Blue Wildebeest (50mph / 80kmh)

One of two species of wildebeest, the Blue Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) is a grazing animal found in Southern and East Africa. With so many natural predators including lions, hyenas, cheetahs and crocodiles, the blue wildebeest move in large migratory herds and are capable of speeds up to 50mph when necessary.

2 - Pronghorn Antelope (57mph / 95kmh)

The Pronghorn Antelope (Antilocapra americana), or Pronghorn Buck, is a hoofed mammal native to North America. It is built for maximum predator evasion, with speeds recorded varying from 40-57mph. Although slower than the cheetah, the Pronghorn is capable of maintaining its top speed over much longer distances due to its large heart and lungs.

1 - Cheetah (71mph / 114kmh)

A member of the cat family, the cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) leads the way as the world's fastest mammal. Capable of speeds between 70-75 miles per hour, the cheetah can run at this speed for up to 1,500 feet (460m), and has been recorded accelerating from 0-60mph in just 3 seconds - faster than most sports cars.

 

Saya's Death

Regarding the rumor which had been spread, we are here to clarify it. Maybe some of you have known this before, but there are also many people who didn't.

We had contact with some of her friends to clarify this rumor and we are grateful that they were willing to share some info about our dearest Saya's current condition. Big thanks to Tsugihagi☆Mishin-san (Miss Saya's bestfriend) and GUMI-san (Miss Saya and Miss Mishin's kameko) for gave us info then our friend, Shiki-san (cosplayer from Kansai) for helping us translating.

First, we are going to tell you about the rumor. Some people said that Miss Saya has passed away. This rumor is TRUE.

We, the admins of SAYA COSPLAYER fan page, sadly and regretful announce that our DEAREST SAYA had passed away on March 15th 2011 early morning. Miss Saya passed away because of an accident.
About the detail of the accident, we are sorry, we don't know anything.

Miss Saya's sister also confirmed and justify this rumor.

Some of you wrote on Saya Cosplayer fan page's wall and said that Saya-san was suicided. That rumor was not true. Please don't believe it.

By this note, we also send our big condolences to Miss Saya's departure. May she rest in peace.

DEAREST SAYA WILL ALWAYS BE REMEMBERED IN OUR HEART AND OUR LOVE FOR HER WILL REMAIN FOREVER

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Diary of Miss Tsugihagi☆Mishin:

(03/16)
私にとってのキラキラの流れ星でした

最高に可愛くて最高に魅力的で

圧倒的な存在感と行動力と
掴めそうで掴めないような
手が届くのに、手から時々すり抜けるような
綺麗で危うくて、でも全部私の憧れで大好きでした

趣味とか何も関係なくて
一人の女の子として人間として、とても魅力的で大好きだった

沢山遊んで、お泊まりして、真剣に話して泣いて笑って怒って励まして
ずっと一緒に居た四年間で沢山知れたことがいっぱいある

本当に楽しかった
かった、なんて言い方をしたくもないくらいに楽しい日々で

どれだけ大好きで一緒に居られて幸せだったかを伝えるために
早く傍に行ってちゃんとお別れしたい

あんまりに綺麗に輝くから、神様と空に愛されてしまったから

きっともうここに居られないんですね

一瞬で、突然すぎて、今すらその速度についていけない

一睡もできなかったのに、眠らなくても心がうまくついてこない

嘘だって思いたいけど、でも顔を背けて本当の最後を逃したくない


短い時間のなかに凝縮したみたいな、誰より強い輝きを放ってた本物の流れ星でした


遠くまで流れていってしまう前に、もう一度だけでも傍に寄り添って言いたいことがあるから


こんなとき電車が思うように動かなくて口惜しく思う

急ぎたい

今日だけは、
今だけは

どれだけ鈍い私でも遅れるわけにはいかないから

届いて欲しい

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Message from GUMI-san:

"I regret to inform you that Saya passed away on 15th, March early morning. It caused by an accident but I'm not sure more detail of this.

Please allow me to extend my deepest condolences on Mrs Saya.

I think that you should tell them (Miss Saya's fans) about her condition. They should know the truth..."

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Those are what we can tell you.

We know, it's hard to believe, but we still have to believe it. It happened already and there are no way to turn back the time.

We won't delete this fan page, only to make us remember Miss Saya's efforts in cosplay. We will update this page by posting Miss Saya's photos of cosplaying from the beginning, until the rest of her life.

R.I.P 沙谷
(2011.03.15)

 regards,
Saya Cosplayer