At 08:43 PM 7/12/02, you wrote:
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Deborah Harrell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Friday, July 12, 2002 6:08 PM
>Subject: Re: Speed
>
>
> >
> > --- Robert Seeberger wrote:
> > > For Points!
> > >
> > > What is the fastest animal in the world?
> > >
> >
> > I think that peregrine falcons have been clocked at
> > close to 200mph in a full stoop, and on land cheetahs
> > at 70mph, but of course (as someone has already
> > posted)we humans can fly at hundreds of mph in jets,
> > or thousands while in orbit. I'm not sure of the
> > fastest sea animal, but seem to recall that it's one
> > of the smaller cetaceans...about 35 knots? (I could be
> > _so_ wrong...)
> >
>Peregrine Falcon....and they have been clocked at 220 MPH.
>
>Its taken since July 4 for Brin-L to come up with an answer, and the Culture
>list got it in a couple of hours.
>
>xponent
>Hmmmmm........... Maru
>rob
I've never seen one going 220 mph. However, there are a couple of raptors
(a breeding pair???) which live near here which are generally perched on
the lamp poles over the interstate when I drive by on the way to school. I
guess they must make enough of a living off of road kill . . .
--Ronn! :)
"Since I was a small boy, two states have been added to our country and two
words have been added to the pledge of Allegiance... UNDER GOD. Wouldn't
it be a pity if someone said that is a prayer and that would be eliminated
from schools too?"
-- Red Skelton
