Meet the fastest and slowest animals on Earth

Fastest: Cheetah The undisputed champion on land is the Cheetah. It can run up to 75 miles per hour.

Fastest: Peregrine Falcon This species can reach speeds of up to 240 miles per hour.

Fastest: Sailfish A marine marvel, sailfish can swim at speeds up to 68 miles per hour.

Fastest: Pronghorn The second fastest land animal that can run at a speed of 55 miles per hour for long distances

Fastest: Brown Hare With its long legs, brown hare can reach a speed of 45 miles per hour.

Slowest: Three-toed Sloth The three-toed sloth is the slowest mammal on land as it can merely reach up to a speed of 0.03 miles per hour.

Slowest: Starfish Using their tube to search for food, starfish crawl at a speed of 0.06 mph.

Slowest: Giant Tortoise The giant tortoise is a land reptile, which lives up to a century and moves at a speed of 0.17 mph.

Slowest: Garden snail Garden snail leisurely crawls at a speed of 0.03 mph.

Slowest: Sea anemone Often seen as stationary, sea anemones can move slowly at a speed of 0.006 mph.

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