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Africa's Fastest Animals

Below we are working on our top ten fastest African animal list.

1. Cheetah - 113 km/h (70 m.p.h) - The world's fastest land animal.

2. Wildebeest 80 km/h (50 m.p.h)

3. Lion 80 km/h (50 m.p.h)

4. Thomson's Gazelle 80 km/h (50 m.p.h)

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World's Fastest Animals

1. Cheetah 70 m.p.h. (113 km/h)

2. Pronghorn Antelope 61 m.p.h. (98  km/h)

3. Wildebeest 50 m.p.h. (80 km/h)

4. Lion 50 m.p.h. (80 km/h)

5. Thomson's Gazelle 50 m.p.h. (80 km/h)

Source: Information Please Almanac, 1996