The fastest animals in the world fly, swim, and run on land. Most of them are birds you probably have never seen before, especially the Frigate Birds that can stay up in the sky for a week. Here are ...

What's the fastest whale in the world? Clue - it can swim at 37kph, despite weighing a hefty 70 tonnes You may not expect an ...

Peregrine falcons are the fastest animal on earth. They have been clocked at over 200 miles per hour as they descend upon their target. Peter Arnold, Inc. / Alamy I’m standing a thousand feet above ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — For 35 years, American zoologist Laurie Marker has been collecting and storing specimens in a cheetah sperm bank in Namibia, hoping conservationists never have to use ...

The crow-sized animals can reach speeds of more than 200 mph when diving for food, far outstripping the cheetah's pace of 75 mph. Teaching the public, young and old, about such birds of prey is part ...