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00:00 (dramatic music)

00:02 The Mako is the fastest shark in the ocean.

00:07 Its streamlined shape and textured skin

00:11 minimize water resistance,

00:12 while a powerful vertical tail produces maximum thrust.

00:27 It's basically a torpedo with teeth.

00:31 But a top speed of more than 40 miles per hour

00:37 comes at a high price.

00:40 The Mako must hunt and consume seven pounds

00:45 of high energy food a day.

00:46 That's like an Olympic sprinter

00:49 devouring 28 quarter pounder burgers.

00:55 The Mako spots a shoal of juvenile tuna up ahead.

00:58 This is one of the fastest fish in the sea,

01:03 but the Mako can only sustain its high speed

01:06 in short bursts.

01:07 To avoid spooking the shoal, the shark swims deeper.

01:12 Its darker top side allowing it to blend in from above.

01:22 Once in position, the Mako turns on the speed,

01:25 hitting its mark with full force.

01:31 Tuna is high in protein and low in fat.

01:43 To ensure the Mako consumes enough calories,

01:50 the hunt must begin again.

01:52 (dramatic music)

01:55 While the Mako is one of the fastest predators in the water,

02:00 on land, it's the cheetah

02:06 with a top speed of 60 miles an hour.

02:11 But that's not the only record the cheetah holds.

02:14 They have the best kill rate of all the big cats in Africa.

02:20 (dramatic music)

02:23 But it turns out the secret of the cheetah's success

02:30 isn't speed alone.

02:31 This female cheetah is resting up

02:36 for the explosive burst of speed she'll need

02:39 to capture her next meal.

02:40 Ensuring a successful kill is all the more important

02:50 because she's not alone.

02:52 She has a trio of one-year-old cubs to feed.

02:58 So she needs to hunt every day.

03:04 Just one of these Thompson's gazelles

03:11 would provide a family feast,

03:13 but their sprint speed is almost a match for the cheetah's.

03:20 To improve the odds, she gets as close as possible

03:22 to her prey before launching her attack.

03:26 It takes less than three seconds

03:32 to reach her top speed of 60 miles per hour.

03:35 Fast enough to catch the gazelle in a straight line sprint.

03:42 But the fleeing gazelle zigzags.

03:46 It doesn't phase the cheetah.

03:49 She's designed for speed and agility.

03:53 Non-retractable claws and rigid paw pads

03:55 give much needed traction,

03:57 while her tail acts like a rudder,

04:00 steering her around the sharp turns.

04:02 But the real secret to the cheetah's maneuverability

04:06 is braking power.

04:07 New analysis reveals that it can decelerate

04:13 by an incredible eight miles per hour in a single stride.

04:17 (dramatic music)

04:19 So the female cheetah can change direction in an instant,

04:22 keeping her locked on target like a heat-seeking missile.

04:29 Like 60% of all cheetah hunts, this one ends with a kill.

04:45 The cheetah may be the fastest

04:47 and most agile creature on land,

04:49 but for the ultimate in speed and maneuverability,

04:55 there's one undisputed champion,

04:57 and it's in the air, the peregrine falcon.

05:01 The peregrine has evolved to catch birds on the wing.

05:06 It must lock onto, track, and strike its prey

05:10 at speeds of up to 240 miles per hour.

05:14 (bird squawking)

05:15 Faster than a bullet train.

05:17 This raptor has another superpower,

05:22 incredible long-distance vision,

05:24 allowing it to pinpoint prey from a mile away,

05:29 the length of 17 football fields.

05:32 A peregrine needs to make two kills a day.

05:37 It spots a potential meal.

05:40 (upbeat music)

05:43 A fleeing pigeon can top 50 miles per hour.

05:48 Snatching such fast-moving prey out of the air

05:53 is a huge challenge.

05:54 Once in position above its target,

06:04 the peregrine enters its dive.

06:09 It was thought the blistering speed

06:12 of the peregrine's final dive delivered maximum surprise,

06:16 but lacked accuracy.

06:17 But scientific analysis has revealed the exact opposite.

06:25 The sheer aerodynamic force

06:29 that the falcon picks up in the dive

06:31 makes its every move more accurate,

06:33 like a racing car accelerating into a turn.

06:37 The peregrine falcon is a guided missile that rarely misses.

06:41 The force of the strike can be so great,

06:47 it kills the prey outright.

06:48 So remarkable is the peregrine's airborne agility

06:55 that aerospace engineers are trying to unlock its secrets

06:58 for new aircraft design.

07:00 Like the barn owl with its silent wings,

07:06 there is much we can learn from these aerobatic hunters.

07:09 Over millions of years,

07:17 predators have perfected countless ways

07:20 to trick, ambush, and overcome their prey.

07:24 The drive to hunt has spawned remarkable behaviors.

07:29 Killer compounds.

07:37 Cooperative strategies.

07:39 And design adaptations so smart,

07:43 they're inspiring human technology.

07:45 Necessity is the mother of invention.

07:49 And when it comes to killing,

07:52 the animal kingdom has it all.

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The FASTEST Animals on Earth Peregrine Falcon, Mako Shark, Cheetah

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