Top 5 Fastest Animals: The Winner Doesn't Run

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1. 0:00240 MPH. NO ENGINE.. The fastest animal on Earth doesn't run. It falls.
2. 0:03#5 BLUEFIN TUNA. Number five: bluefin tuna. It keeps its muscles warm and powers through open water at 43 miles per hour.
3. 0:10#4 OSTRICH. Number four can't even fly. The ostrich hits over 45 miles per hour on giant strides.
4. 0:16#3 SAILFISH. Number three: the sailfish. Claimed bursts of 68 miles per hour through the open ocean.
5. 0:22#2 CHEETAH. Number two rules the land. The cheetah explodes to 70 miles per hour.
6. 0:27#1 PEREGRINE FALCON. Number one: the peregrine falcon. In its hunting dive, it blasts past 240 miles per hour.
7. 0:333X THE CHEETAH. That's more than triple the cheetah. Air, land and water are different races, and the sky wins.

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