Currently, the world's fastest human being is Jamaican Usain Bolt. He set the world record in the 100-meter dash in 2009 with a blistering time of only 9.58 seconds. That equates to a speed of just over 23 miles per hour.
Whereas the cheetah is the fastest sprinter, the pronghorn, also known as the American antelope, is the fastest long-distance runner of the animal kingdom. It is capable of maintaining a speed of nearly 35 miles per hour over several miles and is even faster over shorter distances.
Although the cheetah was once widespread and is a relatively large predator, there are no documented records of a wild cheetah killing a human.
The bones of the cheetah's voice box form a fixed structure, with divided vocal cords that vibrate with both in and out breaths. This structure is the same for all the 'small' cats. While this design enables these cats to purr continuously, it limits the range of other sounds and prevents them from being able to roar.
That's right, when it comes to endurance, we can outrun wolves, cheetahs, and even horses.
Lions and hyenas will kill adult cheetahs, but cubs are especially vulnerable. Cheetah cub survival is only around 5% in East Africa's Serengeti plains, largely due to lion predation. Ultimately, the biggest issue is giving cheetahs more space.
It is a well-recorded fact that Cheetahs are docile animals and do not pose a threat to humans. These beautiful cats are shy and will avoid direct contact with humans.
In the 100-meter dash, Bolt motors at 27.78 mph, slightly faster than a typical big, athletic dog. But it's nowhere near the top speed of a star greyhound like Shakey, who lives in Australia.
Lions, leopards, and hyenas will try to prey upon cheetah, particularly cheetah cubs. Because they are so fast, adult cheetahs are difficult to catch.
Cheetahs are built for speed, but they cannot outrun a poacher's bullet. 90 percent of the cheetah population has disappeared from the wild over the last century, and conservation experts warn that cheetah populations continue to collapse in the wild, in large part due to poaching.
In a tradeoff for having various adaptations needed for rapid acceleration to pursue prey, such as a reduced muzzle and smaller skull size, cheetahs have weak jaws and smaller canine teeth compared to other large cats. This leaves cheetahs vulnerable when it comes to defending captured prey from other larger predators.
An unarmed human could not beat a wolf in a fight.
Wolves are too strong, fast, and ferocious for a person to overcome in the vast majority of cases. They are not merely big dogs. Wolves are apex predators that would make any lone person recoil in fear should they encounter one in the wild.
“This confirms the general agreement in the literature that snakes and spiders are the most intensively feared animals in humans with the highest prevalence in the general population.” Bulls (3.84 points) were not too far behind, however.
It is possible for humans to win a fight against a leopard, as in the case of a 56-year-old woman who killed an attacking leopard with a sickle and spade, and survived with heavy injuries, and the case of a 73-year-old man in Kenya who fatally tore the tongue out of a leopard.
Jaguar vs Cheetah: Bite Power and Teeth
Cheetahs have smaller teeth because they are built around breathing and maintaining high running speeds rather than brute force. They can only bite at around 400-500PSI and their teeth are about an inch long.
A lion would win a fight against a cheetah. Neither creature is likely to ambush the other owing to their incredible senses.
Hyenas may be on somewhat equal footing with cheetahs, but unless they vastly outnumber lions, the so-called king of the jungle will easily kill them. In this video, a rather bold hyena comes sniffing around two cheetahs lying in the grass.
Humans are designed to run long distances, according to Dr. Lieberman. By long, he means over 3 miles (5 kilometers) — distances that rely on aerobic metabolism. We aren't designed to be sprinters, and hence we'll lose short-distance races against squirrels and other four-legged animals.
Animals that Usain Bolt can outrun include the Black Mamba, a wild turkey, squirrel, domestic pig, chicken and a rat which ran speeds of between 20mph and 8mph.
You can't outrun a bear." Bob replies, "I don't have to outrun him. I just have to outrun you!" Running away is a bad plan if you find yourself toe-to-toe with a grizzly, black or any other type of bear. While bears rarely attack, they are wild animals and therefore unpredictable.
Cheetahs are scared by large groups and an attacking cheetah will likely break off its attack when it sees it is outnumbered.