Why peregrine falcons are the fastest animals on earth

Cheetahs are fast, but not faster than a diving peregrine falcon.
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Peregrine falcons are the fastest animals of the land-and it's no wonder, their bodies are built for speed. While cheetahs can run up to 70 mph on land, peregrine falcons can dive at speed of over 200 mph. That's faster than a 100 mph sneeze and around the same speed as a Formula One racing car. Peregrines are light in weight, aerodynamically shaped, and have robust respiritary systems; all of which allows them to be the fastest birds of prey, and animals in general. Peregrine falcon numbers took a massive hit during much of the 20th century in North America. They became nearly extinct because of pesticides, specifically DDT. The chemical made the falcon's-and many other birds - eggshells thinner, preventing the embryos from developing, in addition to poisoning adult falcons. In 1972, DDT was banned and recovery efforts for peregrine falcons began soon after. By 1999, with concerted effort peregrine falcons saw their numbers increase dramatically and were removed the Endangered Species list.
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[@mmhajanpatton594]

As soon as she mentioned the speed, I knew american football field was coming up in a matter of seconds. And then BAM!! 😂😂

[@suntzu1409]

Americans trying to measure speed/distance without using football fields challenge [IMPOSSIBLE]:

[@earthunplugged]

This was such a fascinating video guys. Thanks for linking to our Falcon vs Car stunt film!

[@Mary-cd3cl]

BBC Earth Unplugged do snails cry?

[@Mary-cd3cl]

BBC Earth Unplugged do snails sweat?

[@imtyler99yearsago90]

@@Mary-cd3cl do they?

[@Propain4eva]

@@Mary-cd3cl Asking the real questions

[@pc9801x]

why does this have so many dislikes, shes literally just talking about a bird

[@deeptig3972]

@@potterdumb They all come under the Animal Kingdom. The falcon is a bird, cheetahs are mammals.

[@KOLN555]

To those discounting the dive speed as just gravity, I would point out that the terminal velocity of that cheetah falling off a cliff still wouldn't come close to the falcon's top speed.

[@jamstawildman]

A very good point. I'd like to see a peregrine and a cheetah race in a dive, but for fairness they should also have a running race.

[@mgn5667]

they are both false

[@mgn5667]

flying they use wings falcon falling isnt using them (so omit falcon

[@shadowyfigure8513]

@@mgn5667they actually kind of move them

[@HEALOR_]

Cheetah/Leopard dive speed cannot match with peregrine falcon because cheetah/leopard dont have drag reduction meanwhile peregrine falcon can reduce more drag by closing the wings and they have wing design to reduce drag and create more trust. Cheetah/leopard dont have that

[@gracecalis5421]

"Peregrine doesnt count because its assisted by gravity" is like saying "Cheetahs dont count because they use friction"

[@a.jperez5684]

Not assisted, fully powered. Falcon is not faster than cheetah under its own power.

[@somethchan1582]

@@a.jperez5684 tell the cheetah to use gravity too :) The falcon can use gravity while the cheetah uses friction. They maneuver throughout the air with a body optimized for extreme speeds like that. Obviously the cheetah can’t do the same so why is it not considered under the falcon’s own power?

[@whimsinator2982]

@@somethchan1582 because the falcon doesn’t have to exert effort to use gravity. The cheetah needs to exert effort to use friction. No way the falcon is faster than the cheetah under its own power

[@somethchan1582]

@@whimsinator2982 but it does… how do you think it got up there?

[@kwbwz4929]

@@a.jperez5684 lol what do you mean by own power? The ability to control the body while and after diving is counted as own power. Also there are birds flying faster than cheetah. FLY

[@mancheaseskrelpher8419]

Humans are obviously the fastest animals on Earth, whose fastest speed clocked in at 24,791 mi/h (11 km/s) by the Apollo 10 crew upon atmospheric reentry. A little non-human bias, maybe?

[@jakubswitalski7989]

perfect

[@virgulewouldthat6009]

Manchease Skrelpher So true.

[@iain3713]

Manchease Skrelpher actually we are moving at a few million kmh reflective to other galaxies

[@dizzibelzip8803]

I'm a little pissed off by the fact that you put it in mi/h but km/s. Why not stay consistend?

[@professoroak5162]

Manchease Skrelpher hahahaha

[@gnochhuos645]

GOTTA GO FAST

[@elenpop2]

From Sonic maybe?

[@bendover_7568]

elenpop2 it's a joke

[@capfogful]

Vietnam Mapper gotta get back! back to the past!

[@dejonwatson9593]

Vietnam Mapper Praise be the fast one.

[@IkeOkerekeNews]

Vietnam Mapper Please stop.

[@a-bird-lover]

Well, if outside forces like gravity come to play, moths and small insects caught in tornadoes are the fastest animals on Earth.

[@misterman3187]

A Bird Lover XDDD

[@a-bird-lover]

***** It's something I read somewhere, except I replaced "strong winds" with "hurricane". At least, I think. I'll try to find the original source.

[@a-bird-lover]

Well, I can't seem to find it. Must be from an old youtube video or book or something.

[@misterman3187]

Hiponakte how about caught in a tornado? Peregrine Falcon: 200mph Moth: 250-300+mph

[@MrFone345]

Well, if the insect can summon a tornado whenever he needs, then yes, they are the fastest animals on earth.

[@jasongalletti7823]

"That wasn't flying, that was falling with style"

[@maney594]

only legends remember that dialogue, space cadet

[@mgn5667]

right it falls ..when a bird flies it uses wings and the falcon only reaches 60 mph the same as a ground animal

[@kys4s4c]

But are they faster than the people who comment "first" on KZbin videos?

[@88luda88]

????????????

[@colonelkernelcob8487]

Ruth Chawngthu dead 😂😂😩😩☠️☠️💀💀

[@westcheap]

No. You can tell by the supersonic boom created by a commentor’s fingers as he or she clicks the notification, and comments.

[@UnitedPacci]

😂😂

[@iceflys50]

Hahahahahha ⚰. You made me spill my pre workout

[@PublicLeePhotoVideo]

The comparison between an animal that dives and one that runs along the ground is a bit unfair. A human can travel around 120mph when diving from a plane, doesn't mean we're faster than a cheetah.

[@riyanadkarni1076]

Lee Nesbitt i guess i agree but it's also a function of the bird. the bird has been made to dive that fast, which is incomparable with a human in a plane because that's the plane's function, not ours. idk just some perspective

[@Saturn-uz6jc]

Using an object that has been created and is not a part of the animal does not count.

[@Dwkim91]

He's talking about a human diving out of a plane, not the plane itself.

[@KJ_XCV]

Felix Baumgartner hit mach 1.24 or almost 900mph during his edge of space skydive. Definitely faster than a stupid bird. This whole video is dumb.

[@Saturn-uz6jc]

It's not a question of the fastest land animal. Cheetah clearly wins there. It is a question of the fastest animal, no matter the surroundings.

[@omarhassan8344]

The title should be "Fastest speed possible by an animal".

[@eshaa8192]

"Fastest speed possible by an animal *without the use of external-to-the-body apparatus*" Since humans and any other animals aboard planes/spaceships can travel faster than the peregrine falcon....

[@iain3713]

Esha - theSnuggleMonster relative to earth cause we are moving at a few million kmh relative to other galaxies

[@ottodude555]

Is the title wrong, or misleading in some way?

[@jacobnair6707]

omar hassan No it shouldn't because the animal is the video topic not the speed.

[@4zap7]

omar hassan no this is Max speed whether you like it or not the peregrine has gone over 200mph doesn't matter if it used it's enviorment to help all fast animals do in some way

[@GrumpyCrawley]

"The world's fastest land animal relative to its size is Paratarsotomus macropalpis, a sesame-seed-sized mite native to southern California. Scientists recently clocked one traveling 322 body lengths per second, which, to scale, would be like a person running 1,300 miles per hour." So much for bias against insects.

[@wtfswrong9007]

Wow. That's crazy fast.

[@GrumpyCrawley]

Actually the smashing mantis shrimp could be another contender. They pack a punch as powerful as a .22 caliber rifle with acceleration of 10,400 g (102,000 m/s2). Against a solid object, they could punch propelling their body back a small distance, potentially much faster relative to their size than even the macropalpis.

[@wtfswrong9007]

Smashing mantis shrimp can accelerate at ‪22,8188 miles per hour!! That's insane.

[@aidanmco]

UndoRedo That's relative speed, not actual speed. Also, mantis shrimp move their claws, not their bodies that fast.

[@wtfswrong9007]

aiden c- I think UndoRedo was saying the mantis shrimp could move a small distance upon pushing off a solid object with their fast arms, but we're talking centimeters or inches at best.

[@moko3887]

to be fair though, the peregrine falcon is not the fastest animal ON earth.

[@BMWROYAL]

moko well technically it's not on earth, it's in the sky

[@moorederodeo]

if you define on Earth as on the surface of the earth yeah

[@Calyx]

Except being on earth means being in earths gravity. Or else you wouldn't be on earth if you jumped? Or what if you dive under water, would that mean you werent on earth either because you werent standing on solid ground? You'd still be on earth

[@IndieNuzzle]

Calyx because you didn't capitalise Earth once, yup, being underwater does mean you aren't on earth so does jumping and falling ;))

[@tristanmanchester]

Calyx everything in the observable universe is under the influence of Earth's gravity

[@filipnguyenduc6671]

The only time the word 'incorrectly' isn't spelled incorrectly is when it's spelled incorrectly.

[@scishowfan2.050]

Filip Nguyen Duc kurzgesagt has a vid on that

[@stanen]

Filip Nguyen Duc last time i saw this comment it still wasnt funny

[@miloblackmetalhate]

Made me laugh hard!

[@stardust4001]

Hurt my brain.

[@hhhwhat9472]

Teeth are the only part of our skeleton we clean

[@rawb]

If your throw a cheetah off a bridge it flies just as fast.

[@Rouwh]

no actially not

[@gurkanbujupi4790]

Yea throw it in an UFC Cage with an Male territorial southern Cassowary lets see how many bones your cat's corpse has unbroken

[@Belisimoo]

BruceWillakers thought you said Cheeto and I nearly pissed myself

[@kisaragi_san1378]

if you attach a jet engine to a cheeto it'll be faster

[@Gasmaskmax]

Actually all of you are wrong, its true. Trust me, ive tried.

[@13ullseye]

Diving is the falcon using gravity to increase its own speed - the bird itself is not reaching that speed through its own movement. Cheetahs, on the other hand, reach their top speed through muscle movement alone. As such I would argue that Cheetah speed > Peregrine Falcon speed. If a _human_ goes sky diving they'll reach a pretty significant speed too, but you wouldn't consider a human one of the fastest animals, would you?

[@spaceintuity9194]

Unlike the human, the falcon has actual physical adaptations for this diving, so really, it is part of the falcon

[@spaceintuity9194]

The wings, the bone in its nose, its body shape. All of these factors are why it is able to dive so well, its body is made for it.

[@josephhobeika19]

+space intuity but it isn't generating that speed, gravity is helping it.

[@silasguzman6803]

Vandergrif but falcons do this without the help of man made items to get them there unlike humans. Falcon do this naturally and are physically built for this unlike humans.

[@ixidorstrinity]

Pretty sure: Cheetah - gravity = motionless, but ok.

[@infrieser]

if you get a cheetah when searching for fastest animal, your google might be drunk, because i got peregrine falcon...

[@anasqayyum4198]

Friso search "fastest bird"

[@yorenton]

I got Peregrine falcon but with a cheetah picture and description beside it. LMAO

[@Anusrini26]

you might have searched fastest animal on air

[@MrLeafy77]

This has been my favourite animal for some time now! Glad it's getting the attention it deserves :)

[@elanesh547]

Cheetah: I am the fastest animal in the world Peregrine: I'm about to end this guy's whole career

[@imtyler99yearsago90]

@Mimi Kyuki it doesn't have to be running

[@javafloof]

Are they faster than me when my hot pocket is done?

[@joegray1322]

To people saying the falcon isn't the fastest animal in the world because it uses gravity to go fast: Peregrine falcon horizontal speed- 71mph Cheetah land speed- 62mph

[@bbgoodnough]

A little disappointing the video didn't mention horizonal air speed. Some birds, such as the Spine Tailed Swift can reach horizontal speeds of over 100 mph (160 kph), which blows the cheetah out of the water.

[@vita50001]

bbgoodnough Than again the Cheetah weighs more, and is more affected by gravity than the Swift in the sky.

[@4zap7]

bbgoodnough all fast animals use the enviorment to their advantage in some way why does the pergerine get put out just because it's using gravity doesn't change the fact that it goes 3 times faster than any other

[@icearstorm4210]

I have heard some homing pigeons can maintain a speed of close to 90mph for several hundred miles at a time.

[@Otake321]

please cite your sources. I'll have you know Cheetahs go 0-60 in 3 seconds flat. Also let me know how long it'll take a falcon to go from 0-60mph. Thanks

[@MrYami0]

They are the fastest. Thats it. I've seen some comparisons in the comment section that are very moronic "if a cheetah falls downs a cliff". That is not a valid comparison. We are talking about a animal that uses gravity and aerodynamics as a means to achieve speed. Also, saying that we should consider humans cause we can use plane, its not valid, cause planes are built, ergo, they we are not fast, its the plane. Or when a plane is going at the speed of sound we say " that human is going at the speed of sound" or "the plane is going at the speed of sound"?

[@aleksjeff3088]

The falcon flies very high and then dives in order to get those speeds. A cheetah can be sitting doing nothing and next thing you know it's gone, it doesn't need any special condition in order to accelerate very fast and run fast. That's the difference.

[@beepbeepitsabird748]

But a cheetah can't physically reach the same speeds as the falcon, and for not as long either. Even if the cheetah could somehow reach it, it would not be long for this world since it is not built to be like that. Also, cheetahs can't run at their high speeds for very long at all, they *need* to cool

[@pedrosabino8751]

Both. When a plane break the sound barrier, the pilot break too. Learn physics.

[@jermardbejeezjinky2710]

learn to take a joke bro

[@skrutten_]

Friction is a constantly resistive force. Gravity isn't. The falcon literally doesn't exert any force when falling therefore the speed isn't the falcon's achievement. Just like a person sitting on a plane isn't putting in energy to be traveling at such a high speed. Cheetahs are the fastest, all of their movement comes from their own energy.

[@DP-99]

This bird is called Hayabusa in Japanese. The fastest production bike (Suzuki Hayabusa) was named after this bird.. I once had a Hayabusa (the bird ofcource, as a pet)..

[@thejurassicwarewolf3300]

hey uh what do they call bald eagles in japan just wanting to know

[@user-mn9qn6cj9s]

The Jurassic Warewolf Hakutouwashi (白頭鷲), literally white head eagle

[@Sanchez9531]

thats pretty cool m8

[@pedrosabino8751]

There a ww2 japanese fighter plane that was called 'hayabusa', however wasn't the fastest plane in a dive.

[@snickerswo1f519]

same

[@CBCNamja]

I got a peregrine falcon family in my tree. They're pretty noisy, but I enjoy watching them. The nestlings started to fly a few days ago.

[@AmateurSuperFan]

This is sounds like a high school project explaining to the class the assignment

[@jackgert7398]

Who cares? Sometimes the subject matter calls for that kind of presentation. It was a good video.

[@HilmyA.S.]

Your grammar sounds like a 4th grader

[@abajarde]

Love the way you edited this post. Great job and very informative.

[@6falconsue]

Hello, just thought I'd stoop by--lol. Thank you for your video featuring my aerodynamic perfection!

[@RoTenken]

Thank you Thank you Thank you, for covering my favorite bird-of-prey (well, owls too) suncemy Teens. They began using them in airports to hunt pigeons so they didn't get sucked into airliner turbines and lose a flight. they've thrived in cities ever since

[@seanmcahill]

I love how at 3-4 secs into the video the Google search she shows clearly states in the caption of the first 'actual' search result, "The peregrine falcon is the fastest bird, and the fastest member of the animal kingdom with a dive speed of 389km/h (242 mph)." **Sigh** a whole video based on perceived bias due to a lack of reading! Irony anyone? Also, that photo result scroller in titled "Popular on the Web," not "This is the definitive ordered list for your search." Oi. Reading ftw.

[@killinusoon]

you realize that was just a made up intro for this video right...

[@julianblake8385]

She's quite probably a SJW, what were you expecting? Enlightenment and truth?

[@thanksfernuthin]

Thanks for pointing that out. I think when I saw her face I got a little touch of brain damage and it wiped it from my memory.

[@katjames7601]

Amazing! I appreciate the breakdown of the peregrine's anatomy in explaining its speed. Also, the cheetah is always described as the fastest LAND animal😊.

[@petemitchell1044]

Very good video, very good investigation on the facts of the peregrine falcon speed and a stoop. it was very informative and educational. Thank you for your video.

[@evancussans5739]

Hello, internet.

[@arjuninsane]

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[@oscarlovblad7844]

Hi

[@evancussans5739]

Why?

[@evancussans5739]

Hi!

[@stardust4001]

welcome to hell

[@octagram2955]

Insects are animals, they are of the Kingdom Animalia. Don't be size biased

[@jamesfiaco4922]

Extremely fun valuable information. Thank you for sharing your time here on KZbin.

[@thecookie4300]

The editing is amazing, as always.

[@tommytucker5464]

Incorrect. Sonic the hedgehog is the fastest animal on earth.

[@imtyler99yearsago90]

That's a game

[@JevvyMedia]

Reading Animorphs taught me the Peregrine Falco is the fastest on Earth.

[@kit_the_inevitable]

same

[@iWh15tl3]

This is an amazing video! Love it.

[@really.not.important]

This video is about as well documented and scientifically sound as my last bowel movement.

[@zirion8446]

Ok, so I googled "fastest animal" and i got the same results as shown on the video: the first page is a Wikipedia article stating that the peregrine falcon is the fastest bird (and also the fastest member of the animal kingdom), the cheetah is the fastest land animal and the black marlin is the fastest sea animal; the second page is a top 10 stating again that the fastest animal is the peregrine falcon. There was no images, but I guess this can vary. My point is that there is no bias for the cheetah and the intro is just a lie to make things more interesting, typical of journalists..

[@noahmorris1080]

Oh my god. It was exaggeration to prove a point, something everyone does. There is also no need to be like "typical journalists"

[@elephantti2502]

Why would you measure the speed of the falcon while diving, not while flying straight. Wouldn't the equivalent thing with the cheetah be that you throw it down from a cliff and measure it's speed?

[@nedks11]

Ele Phantti Well there maximum velocity would be less. But I agree with you

[@loserman123able]

But the bird is made to fly at high speeds and that's how the bird gets its prey. Technically if you throw anything from a cliff it could reach high speeds but would serve no purpose

[@ixidorstrinity]

Cuz, you know, a cheetah doesn't use gravity, at all, to achieve it's speed. k.

[@kurokochi317]

ixidor a cheetah - gravity = motionless, dummy.

[@spliter88]

So if someone jumps off a cliff and reaches terminal velocity, does that count? The dive is deliberate as well.

[@snxw69420]

Cheetah : Im fast This falcon : Gas..Gas...Gasssss

[@rsreston]

Thanks for the metric system conversions!

[@mrnineandahalf3001]

892 dislikes on an educational video about a falcon. LOL, must be all those salty Cheetahs getting angry about FACTS vs ALT-FACTS

[@rinalds1620]

Nah. I disliked because they don't use metric, which most of the world uses.

[@jimster1111]

the cheetah needs to check its privilege

[@theramdomchannel8329]

I always found stuff like this fascinsting! ^=^

[@Mohammad_Ali__]

I am so in love with this creature. Speaking of speed and stealth, this is just the right one. It’s like not even a human can build a machine that can do the same thing with the same size and same exact model although it may be possible, but extremely expensive as well.

[@Hannah-uw1ir]

There's been some newly found research from a 2 or 3 years ago that found out that a bat, specifically the Tadarida brasiliensis may be able to fly at 100 or 160 mph. Although they're still researching on specificity if there were any other things adding to their flying speed, like diving. It's really fascinating you should search it up!!👍👍

[@GustavoGaming]

From a balanced mass to speed aspect, a couple of insects could go faster than any other animal. (You know, if it'd be the size of a dog or something.)

[@GustavoGaming]

Wait, that's actually terrifying.

[@hadid90]

it s amazing how evolution put all these features together :D

[@kingexplosionmurder9765]

I learned something today. Thank you.

[@elliottwilcox9602]

why did people dislike this it's purely informational

[@CosmosGTGaming]

Elliott Wilcox Because the video is not well crafted

[@bensong8518]

What about it is not well crafted? I'm pretty sure it's just trump supporters brigading every vox video because they apparently don't like hearing facts.

[@TheOddTomato]

They forgot to include horizontal velocity and only included stooping making many commenters think that it's cheating because it's just falling while the cheetah has to actually push itself forward. Their "explanation" for the question in the title is basically "because aerodynamics". The whole video was far less informative than a typical Vox video and was more at par with Buzzfeed.

[@92alexmaster]

Because people don't like it when they are informed that their previous beliefs were wrong.

[@dmoneyswagg64]

No, it also tried to be entertaining and failed miserably.

[@godcazz]

The cheetah is the fastest mammal on the earth. The fastest animal on the earth would be the peregrine falcon

[@imtyler99yearsago90]

That's what it said

[@vivanesca]

damn girl you should have your own nature channel I loved the smile in your voice at the end

[@NoyzBot]

while I was in socal last year, I saw a pigeon disappear right above me. I think my exact reaction was "dear god what happened" perhaps it was a peregrine falcon, since it was this blur of feathers and then blue skies

[@CS-wn2sz]

Saying the falcon using gravity means it should be disqualified is an extremely basic way of thinking. You don't have a point of reference for what it's like to move that quickly with control of you movements in a 3D space. Besides falling is part of all locomotion on the planet including running. A cheetah moves the way it does partially because of the way it moves during its flight through the air. Anyone that's run track knows it doesnt become any less technical when both feet are airborne. If you want you can think of a falcons climb and dive as a single bound. It's able to achieve these speeds because of its efforts the way a cheetah never could. Plus the falcon rivals the speed of the cheetah even when it's not diving so there's that.

[@CosmosGTGaming]

Carl Simmons Ok cut the falcon's wings and put it on the floor next to a cheeta and make them race (Somehow)... Obviously the cheetah would win because the falcon did not evolve to use its legs to gain speed. Now throw both a falcon and a cheetah out of an airplane and see who can fly faster. Nonsense again because the cheetah did not evolve to fly now did it. Cheetahs run. Falcons fly. Stop comparing everything you see. Is like trying to tell which pepper is more spicy than another... You cannot compare a habanero with a ghost pepper because even though they both cause pain they do so in different ways that may be taken by the body differently.

[@CS-wn2sz]

Poodle GT lmao what!? Delete this quick before anyone else sees it

[@ngstigator]

Carl Simmons plus consider the speed a cheetah can achieve without gravity :-)

[@gracecalis5421]

ngstigator Probably not that impressive considering they need gravity to actually run on land?

[@akflamewolfanimations9485]

But the gravity is also helping tl helping the cheetah without gravity it'll run slow

[@martinborzan5072]

To all the people saying the comparison is unfair because humans can skydive: The falcon uses its own evergy and muscle movement to reach altitudes that allow it to steep dive at these high speeds. A human skydiving does not. That would be equivalent of climbing a high mountain top and then jumping off, trying to reach 200 mph - that's right, the cheetah dies while the falcon pull 25 Gs.

[@carlosescudero9845]

if I pay for my own airplane fuel is that using my own energy?

[@SydneyCarton2085]

you are not an airplane, a bird has evolved to be an aerodynamic species just as you and a cheetah have evolved to traverse the ground.

[@rockfella27]

Carlos Escudero 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@yajasuszenfonemax4388]

Nice concise video about Peregrine Falcons in USA. Thanks Gina :)

[@desireeholloway3353]

Love the narrator! Thank you.

[@twitte0king]

your writing have some merit, but abit biased... faster animal Google result is based on most webpage actually say fastest land animal, your 2 keywords are poorly choosen. that peregrine doesn't achieve such high-speed by accelerating by muscle force... they use gravity assist. I do admit it is impressive how their physiology adapts to survive such fall and gforce, taking advantage of gravity. but cheeta it way more impressive in a engineer stand point, being anatomy so efficient in weight to power ratio...

[@henkdetank5253]

twitte0king precisely, it's just such a shame when vox makes such an interesting video but ruins it by having such a careless intro. Really takes me out of it.

[@fathimohamed3469]

its just a joke

[@michaeldawson1194]

Henk de Tank stop saying the word precisely

[@michaeldawson1194]

twitte0king You're using a human bias by saying "well... Cheetahs are cooler" as a basis for determining which is faster. Falcons have features that let them handle such air forces, which is all that matters.

[@twitte0king]

Flynn Gumshoe there is no bias involved... I am pinpointing on her Google search about "fastest animal" the objective fact is that there are more website about "fastest land animal" than "fastest animal". that's why her keyword search yield site that are actually about fastest land animal... also, comet are extraordinary that they travel thru space in long journey and crash on earth crust in crazy high speed! but comets doesn't have any propulsion system that initiated that thrust/manuvalbility, gravity did most of the work. when spaceship and rocket are far more interesting and cooler in terms of propulsion and engineering, like cheetahs, the muscles has to be efficient, any extra gram is dead weight, still they have to pack fuel, the glucose in their muscle has to support all their sudden acceleration without getting too much into anaerobic reaction (which induce muscle strain)... the peregrine is very interesting too, but her way of drawing interest in the begining of film is logically a bit misleading... especially for youngsters who are developing critical thinking.

[@alienated9341]

still cheatha is the fastest living creature on the earth cause u said ON EARTH

[@mundoliamcedricka.471]

thats basically like saying that clouds exist in space because they are not *on* earth

[@imtyler99yearsago90]

I don't believe you watch the video

[@imtyler99yearsago90]

@@mundoliamcedricka.471 or saying aliens are real because mars is real

[@alienated9341]

@@imtyler99yearsago90 not alike at all lol

[@alienated9341]

@@mundoliamcedricka.471 cloud exist in atmosphere of earth not "on earth"

[@sciencefixion]

I volunteer at a animal rehab organization and got the opportunity to hold one of these magnificent creatures. it slapped me in the face.

[@TomTom_.]

How long does it take to edit this whole video? Srry I have always been curious, Bc all the different images and shapes with the yellow lines moving.

[@lloydparish3922]

I like her voice

[@yamseager4015]

doesn't count because it isn't under its own power. It's just falling, and gravity is doing all of the work, while the falcon just stays aerodynamic. Still cool how it can go 200 mph, but it's not like a cheetah, where it is powering itself for the short amount of time that it is at 60 mph.

[@LanieMae]

The pengrine falcons use energy to dive, it would be too light to free fall and reach speeds that high

[@michaelperrino8506]

1:00: "This streamlined figure reduces wind turbulence, maximizes maneuverability, lift, and speed...". It *minimizes* lift. It's wings generate lift, so when it tucks them in, it's no longer generating as much lift. Lift causes drag (this is caused induced drag, pressure drag, or simply lift due to drag), so if the Peregrine wants to maximize speed, it needs to minimize lift (and thus, drag).

[@MsRiven1]

Dj Khaled would be going that fast too if he was diving from that height.

[@hamzaali9772]

I get it you all love cheetahs, but why fighting over animals. Fact is fact falcon is faster

[@TheTukanie]

as soon as you said "mammal bias" i stopped listening

[@GHOSTbirdnatureLOVER]

why? hit too close to home?

[@danielr952]

I wonder who makes their videos, who designs and animates all their media, the presentation is so good, super clear the graphics are amazing, would be cool if they made a video about their videos

[@zeramino]

The nose bone just blew me away! How cool is that!!!?

[@JG-ux9iz]

Finally a video that wasnt a non factual slur on Donald.

[@Mikemaid]

The fastest animal are Humans. Felix Baumgartner reached a speed of 833.9 MPH while freefalling.

[@brianpotstra5063]

Nice tie-in with the F-16 Falcon ;)

[@ganoostermoppy4325]

Give me a concrete parachute, I'll rewrite physics!

[@jasonpark1556]

Actually the cheetah IS the fastest animal alive,the peregrine falcon is only DIVING.If humans were to dive HEAD ON against the earth with wings that can make them go against their terminal velocity them we ourselves could go to that speed. Plus they are going with gravity and have a lot of potential energy.

[@yourfriendlyneighbourhoodh4700]

Jason Park humans can't reach 200 mph in a free fall. The only animal that can in the peregrine. Try dropping a cat, dog, hell try a blue wale. You will never reach the efficiency and aerodynamic properties of this bird.

[@yourfriendlyneighbourhoodh4700]

Jason Park Ps if u still don't accept my argument the sale fish swims faster than the cheetah runs

[@jasonpark1556]

Yes we can,It all comes down to size density potential energy and other factors such as wings and how you position yourself against the gravity and air resistance

[@eclipse5393]

You're dumb AF. Might as well put a human in a fighter jet in your scenario. Peregrines are still the fastest. No one said they couldn't dive. Every animal uses gravity, idiot. Cheetahs use gravity in their stride to push against the earth.

[@jasonpark1556]

you stupid.Peregrines are using the force of gravity WITH THEM for potential energy.Like you said cheetas use gravity against them having to push themselves against the floor while peregrines just have to face downwards

[@paramortalics]

"Mammal bias" Dear Heaven, Vox, what is with you and your victim complex. I can't make out the actual issues among all the crying wolf.

[@hallee61]

Learned something new today. Thanks!

[@SIlverranger]

I see these falcons often where I live. I saw a video once from a local animal reserve that said that these falcons can actually dive faster than 250 mph, but the equipment they clock them with can't read speeds higher than 250 mph.

[@lordpie3141]

Released two minutes ago. three minute video. Already 5 dislikes, 37 likes, and 32 views. Explain please.

[@akaka6377]

lag.

[@therealyonex532]

37-5=32

[@heya4405]

a view is not counted as watching the whole video

[@bionixvortex2]

a little disappointed with this vox video lol

[@arnabdebadhikary4844]

Man every part of modern jets are inspired from this bird.

[@TheUsername217]

I definitely need this information before I go to sleep

[@ProlePatrolMusic]

look at this liberal bias. I'm gonna go find an unbiased news source for my animal facts, dammit vox

[@CarlosMartinez-hd5gt]

There is no such thing as unbiased

[@frankowski1967]

the presenter is crazy. Google fastest animal and you get: 1. Peregrine Falcon Peregrine Falcon (Wikimedia) Frigate Bird (Wikimedia) Sail Fish (Wikimedia) Cheetah (Wikimedia) Disliked

[@BenBandana]

I get: Cheetah 1. Peregrine Falcon Peregrine Falcon (Wikimedia) Anyway, Google results are different based on your browsing patterns, your demographics, geography etc. so you cant be sure what comes up when someone else searches for something

[@noxturn8620]

Franek Owski that list is technically incorrect as other than the cheetah gazelle and sailfish the fastest animals on earth are all birds

[@apoc0110]

People need to learn to google search properly. Theres a difference between "fastest on earth" than "fastest in air" and theres also just plain "fastest in existence". Thats y theres a lot of retarded comments about ppl getting different results. Smh

[@brionbee]

Great video!!! Thank you!

[@DrewSohl]

My spirit bird.Thanks.

[@nickjones8899]

The reaction to the cheetah was a bit...idk stupid? Google is focusing on land animals because a peregrine falcon can use gravity to its advantage while a cheetah is a physical specimen.

[@giandagostinomusic]

Nick Jones, A cheetah uses the ground to propel itself forward, while the peregrine falcon uses its body to guide the wind around it. Pretty much the same thing.

[@noahmorris1080]

I see what you mean, but gravity will pull you down no matter what (unless you have an equal or higher force pulling you up) while the ground requires you to put in most of the effort, unless you wish to just sit there.

[@CyanideSovereign]

"Mammal bias"? Social justice ruins everything.

[@alexsantos9021]

CyanideSovereign Hahahahahaha

[@Scorpionwacom]

Many thanks for the metric units!

[@joeroberts2156]

I like the music in the background of the vox videos it sounds like a freedom filled future! I wish reality reflected that more these days...

[@TheAshFrost]

Ugh, bird lovers.

[@teddy3657]

A very buzzfeed-esque video; terrible.

[@drhoneybadger]

Teddy 365 it doesn't take away from the merit of the video

[@teddy3657]

Maybe, maybe not. But as I and many other viewers appear to feel, it seems cheap to use such a 'click-bait' title and intro which requires the omission of certain qualifiers such as "the fastest animal in terms of raw speed" i.e. not in terms of distance relative to body size (see Paratarsotomus macropalpis) and allowing for the influence of external, non-reactive forces such as gravity.

[@marianushn]

"clickbait"? I clicked because I'm interested in animals and science in general. If you were "lured" by a rather mediocre title that's on you, not them. Secondly, the peregrine falcon IS the fastest bird AND the fastest member of the animal kingdom, as this article clarifies: www.airspacemag.com/flight-today/falling-with-the-falcon-7491768/ "omission of certain qualifiers," now that's laughable. Do you want them to make a documentary just to please you? And quit the bullsh*t of "external, non-reactive forces," the falcon has EVOLVED to take advantage of its environment and to reach that speed, just as cheetahs have evolved aerodynamic skeletal frames, including tails as a means of steering to help them make sharp turns (oh look! Cheetahs taking advantage of momentum, velocity, and gravity!). Idiot.

[@pinecone5129]

"none of this would be possible if the flacon couldn't breath " jolly good detective work there

[@adrianaEDC]

gravity is on their side when they dive tho... Cheetahs are always working against gravity

[@BingusMcDonaldsMcRib]

Like saying a plane is the fastest automobile, it's not fair.

[@jeromeorji1057]

A plane is not an automobile. It is still a vehicle. A peregrine is not a land mammal. It is still an animal. Why are you talking about fairness? Was there are any injustice or denied service to cheetahs?

[@BingusMcDonaldsMcRib]

J. Grey I'm talking about the fact that the bird just dives to go that fast while a cheetah runs, view the up voted comments and that's were I stand.

[@jeromeorji1057]

Well the peregrine has the advantage of maneuvering in wide 3D space. Why discount its ability simply because it takes full advantage of its available resource?

[@BingusMcDonaldsMcRib]

J. Grey I'd like to paraphrase an upvoted comment. Its like dropping Rick Ross out of an airplane and having usian bolt run, then calling Rick Ross the fastest human being because he fell faster than usian bolt ran.

[@jeromeorji1057]

Like some other commentators here said, the peregrine's fall is deliberate and repeatable. It's fall is one way it uses to get from point A to point B. Therefore, it is a legitimate means of measuring speed. P.S. I think its funny that a simple question like "Is a falcon or a cheetah faster?" can lead to such a serious debate. I was chuckling when I typed all my replies.

[@DannyDevitooo]

The cheetah would destroy that bird.

[@horatiohuskisson5471]

ImpalerGaming it would have to catch it first

[@loserman123able]

65mph < 200mph

[@TityMuncher713]

The bird can suicide bomb it, its like a bird sized bullet.

[@eclipse5393]

Cheetahs can't fly numbskull

[@dothedeed]

Hyena just sits back watches the Cheetah do a spectacular hunt, then just walks over and steals the prey while the cheetah is out of breath.

[@reasonpaudyal9196]

The Peregrine Falcon should be the new sonic. Gotta fly fast!

[@ianosf]

Those falcons make great signal for assassins to synchronize viewpoints and execute leap of faith =P