The Peregrine Falcon is the fastest bird, and in fact the fastest animal on the planet, with a stoop speed of over 322kph (200mph).
The White Throated Needletail (also known as the Spine Tailed Swift) is the fastest bird in powered flight, with a top recorded speed of 171kph/106mph.
The frigate bird's speed of 153kph (95mph) is helped by having the largest wingspan to body weight ratio of any bird. They are able to stay aloft for more than a week at a time.
The Spur-Winged Goose is the world's largest goose and can fly at 142kph (88mph).
The cheetah is skilled at running down fast prey and can reach a top speed of 113kph (70mph). That's three times faster than the top running speed for a human which is about 36kph.
The sail fish is easily the world's fastest fish, speeding through the water at 110kph (68mph).
The Pronghorn antelope is the second fastest land animal and at 98kph (60mph) can out-sprint predators.
Marlin can swim at 80kph (50mph), just beaten for the title of the world's fastest fish by the super speedy Sail Fish.
The Blue Wildebeest, Springbok and Thompson’s gazelle can all run at about 80kph (50mph) which almost exactly matches the top speed of a lion.
The Brown Hare’s long back legs enable them to reach speeds of 77kph (48mph), the same speed as their predator the red fox.