Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be as fast as a cheetah? Turns out though that technically, in the animal kingdom, cheetahs are actually pretty slow. In this episode we explore animal speed. Find out who is the fastest of them all, and all the mind-blowing adaptations these creatures have developed to break these records.

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SOURCES: 

Sounds:

Prairie Recording: Jeff Rice and Montana State University

Mexican Free-tailed Bats Recording: Jeff Rice

Peregrine Falcon Recording:Lars Edenius, XC571136

Anna’s Hummingbird Recording: Thomas Magarian, XC544458

Cheetah Sounds

Research: 

Cheetah 

Cheetah Anatomy and Speed

Cheetah Eyes

More about the Cheetah 

Temperature Regulation in Cheetahs

Cheetah Body Heat

Pronghorn

Pronghorn Description

Pronghorn History 

Bats

Mexican Free-tailed Bat Speed Study 

Falcon

How Peregrine Falcons Fly So Fast

Peregrine Falcon Hunting Techniques 

Hummingbird

Anna’s Hummingbird Tail-Chirp Study

About The Tail Chirp

Flies and Flicker Fusion Rate

Why It’s So Hard to Swat a Fly

Horse Fly Speed

Other

Tiger Beetle Speed

Dragon Fly Speed

Mighty Mite

Pigeon Study

Tools: 

How I changed the speed of my voice

900 Beats per Minute 

Speed of Animals Website