SortStack #3620 — 2036-05-07

By speed · Order from slowest to fastest.

1. A duck paddling on water 1.6 km/h

   Ducks have no nerves or blood vessels in their feet, so they can paddle in icy water without feeling the cold.

2. A chicken foraging 3.6 km/h

   Chickens can recognise over a hundred individual faces, both other birds and the humans who feed them.

3. An Olympic swimmer at full speed 9.3 km/h

   Top swimmers shave their bodies to cut drag, trimming fractions of a second that can decide a gold medal.

4. A domestic cat at full sprint 49 km/h

   A house cat can outsprint many dogs over short distances, but tires quickly after the burst.

5. A galloping wildebeest 92 km/h

   Over a million wildebeest migrate in a giant loop each year, a journey so vast it is visible from space.

6. An arrow loosed from a bow 230 km/h

   A modern compound bow uses pulleys to store huge energy, launching an arrow with deadly accuracy.

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