The Speed of Animals
What are the Fastest Animals in the World?
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be as fast as a cheetah? In this episode we explore animal speed. Find out who is the fastest of them all, and all the mind-blowing adaptations these creatures have developed to break these records.
Sources
Sounds:
Prairie Recording: Jeff Rice and Montana State University
Mexican Free-tailed Bats Recording: Jeff Rice
Peregrine Falcon Recording:Lars Edenius, XC571136
Anna’s Hummingbird Recording: Thomas Magarian, XC544458
Research:
Cheetah:
Temperature Regulation in Cheetahs
Pronghorn:
Bats:
Mexican Free-tailed Bat Speed Study
Falcon:
How Peregrine Falcons Fly So Fast
Peregrine Falcon Hunting Techniques
Hummingbird:
Anna’s Hummingbird Tail-Chirp Study
Flies and Flicker Fusion Rate:
Why It’s So Hard to Swat a Fly
Other:
Tools:
How I changed the speed of my voice