Archive puzzle · August 19, 2026

Fastest land animals by top speed

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About this puzzle

Top speed is one of those measurements that sounds simple until you try to separate sprinting from sustained running. A cheetah is the obvious headline, but the real puzzle is the tight pack behind it, where a domestic breed, a big cat, and a prairie specialist end up surprisingly close. Ranking by miles per hour means trusting the stopwatch over how fast each animal looks.

Ranked fastest to slowest · top speed in miles per hour

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Listed alphabetically, without their values - the answer order stays hidden until you play.

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