SortStack #1478 — 2030-06-26
By speed · Order from slowest to fastest.
- A sea turtle cruising 3 km/h
Sea turtles can hold their breath for hours while resting, slowing their heart to a beat every few minutes.
- A sprinting cockroach 5.8 km/h
A cockroach can survive for weeks without its head, breathing through tiny holes along its body.
- A red fox 51 km/h
Foxes may use Earth's magnetic field to aim their pounces, lining up on prey hidden under snow.
- A running spotted hyena 63 km/h
Spotted hyenas are skilled hunters, not just scavengers, and live in matriarchal clans led by females.
- A racing greyhound 76 km/h
Greyhounds reach their top speed in just a few strides and spend much of a sprint completely airborne.
- A Bugatti Chiron at top speed 510 km/h
The Chiron is electronically limited; unleashed, its tyres would tear themselves apart from the sheer forces.