Cheetahs can go from standing still to around 60 mph (97 kmh) in under three seconds. Related to tigers, lions, jaguars, leopards, and snow leopards, they’re the fastest of the big cats. Unlike lions and tigers, they don’t roar… but they do purr. Because running so quickly takes a lot of energy, they usually stop chasing prey after about a minute. Their long tails give them a unique advantage: cheetahs use their tails to help steer them at high speeds, and they can even change their body’s direction in mid-air.

Here are the ten fastest land animals, ranked by the highest speed reported in miles and kilometers per hour:

1. Cheetah: 75 mph (120.7 kmh)
2. Pronghorn: 60 mph (97 kmh)
3. Tsessebe: 56 mph (90 kmh)
4. Thomson’s gazelle: 55.9 mph (90 kmh)
5. Quarter horse: 55 mph (88.5 kmh)
6. Springbok: 55 mph (88 kmh)
7. Blue wildebeest: 50 mph (80.5 kmh)
8. Blackbuck: 50 mph (80 kmh)
9. Lion: 50 mph (80 kmh)
10. Hartebeest: 50 mph (80 kmh)