The cheetah can go from standing still to 60 miles per hour / 97 kilometers per hour in under three seconds. Here are the ten fastest land animals, ranked by the highest speed reported:

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