Fastest Animals

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

The bald eagle is a large bird of prey and the national bird of the United States, typically found near large bodies of open water with an abundant fish supply.

Acinonyx jubatus

The cheetah is the fastest land animal on Earth, built for explosive short sprints across the open grasslands and semi-desert of Africa.

Cathartes aura

The turkey vulture is a widespread scavenger found across the Americas, playing a critical ecological role by cleaning up carrion using one of the keenest senses of smell in the bird world.

Aepyceros melampus

The impala is a medium-sized antelope found across eastern and southern African savannas, famous for its explosive leaping ability when startled.

Panthera onca

The jaguar is the largest big cat in the Americas and the only living member of the genus Panthera found in the New World, prowling the rainforests of Central and South America.

Panthera leo

The lion is one of the world's most recognizable big cats, known as the 'king of the jungle' despite living mainly on open savanna, and is the only cat species that lives in large social groups called prides.

Panthera tigris tigris

The Bengal tiger is the most numerous tiger subspecies, primarily found in India, and is the largest wild cat native to Asia's forests, mangroves, and grasslands.

Camelus dromedarius

The dromedary, or one-humped camel, is a large desert mammal domesticated thousands of years ago and superbly adapted to surviving extreme heat and long stretches without water.

Equus quagga

The plains zebra is the most common and widespread zebra species, roaming the grasslands of eastern and southern Africa in large, ever-shifting herds.

Canis lupus

The gray wolf is the largest wild member of the dog family, once ranging across nearly the entire Northern Hemisphere and living in tightly-coordinated family packs.

Panthera uncia

The snow leopard is an elusive big cat adapted to life in the high, cold mountains of Central and South Asia, so rarely seen it's often called the 'ghost of the mountains'.

Balaenoptera musculus

The blue whale is the largest animal known to have ever existed, filtering enormous quantities of tiny krill from the ocean through baleen plates as it roams every ocean except the Arctic.