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Timed running speed of a cheetah ( Acinonyx jubatus )
Author(s) -
Sharp N. C. C.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of zoology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.915
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1469-7998
pISSN - 0952-8369
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1997.tb04840.x
Subject(s) - acinonyx jubatus , biology , zoology
The speed of an adult cheetah was timed at 29ms ‐1 (mean of three trials over a 201.2 m course, with a running start). This is the highest running speed that has been recorded reliably for any animal.