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Speed Record Set

CheetahAn 8-year-old cheetah set a new world speed record for land mammals by sprinting 100 meters in 6.16 seconds last week. The cheetah, named Sarah, lives at the Cincinnati Zoo and set the record in her second attempt of the day. The previous record was 6.19 seconds.

Cheetahs are capable of reaching speeds of 70 miles per hour in short bursts. In comparison, Jamaica’s Usain Bolt holds the human world speed record of 9.58 seconds in the 100 meters.

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Comments about “Speed Record Set”

  1. coolgrl says:
    November 1, 2009 at 12:41 pm

    Ever watched Duma? great movie about a boy and a cheeta.

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  2. dylan says:
    October 13, 2009 at 3:48 pm

    lion could do that

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  3. bubby says:
    September 19, 2009 at 9:16 am

    i want a cheetah like that.

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  4. Andy says:
    September 19, 2009 at 9:14 am

    thats so cool.

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  5. Andy says:
    September 19, 2009 at 9:13 am

    thats cool

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  6. b@g$y says:
    September 18, 2009 at 3:32 pm

    AMAZING!

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  7. J Boy says:
    September 17, 2009 at 1:12 pm

    Wow, that’s fast

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