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Animals by top speed
Who is faster?
69 lotsUnlocks at level 7
Every lot is an animal. Each duel is won by the higher top speed, revealed only in the arena.
Judged on
Every lot is compared on one number: Top speed.
Ratings are never shown. You bid on what you believe, then the arena reveals who was right.
How a match works
- Auction. Twelve of the 69 lots come up one by one. Both players start with twenty coins.
- Lineup. Each player secretly assigns their five lots to the five duels: Top speed.
- Arena. The five duels play out and every lot adds its power. The side with the bigger total takes the match, however the individual duels fell.
All 69 lots in Animals by top speed
- Peregrine falconThe fastest animal alive, in a dive
- Golden eagleTalons first, at terminal velocity
- White-throated needletailThe fastest bird in level flight
- Brazilian free-tailed batThe fastest mammal, and it flies
- FrigatebirdWeeks in the air without landing
- Racing pigeonHoming at highway speed
- CheetahThe fastest land animal, for about thirty seconds
- SailfishA sail on its back and a rocket underneath
- Black marlinThe ocean's fastest fish, some say
- PronghornBuilt to outrun a predator that went extinct
- SpringbokPronks for joy, sprints for life
- LionShort bursts, long naps
- Blue wildebeestA million of them cross the Mara every year
- BlackbuckIndia's spiralling-horned sprinter
- European hareZigzags at full tilt
- Shortfin mako sharkThe fastest shark in the sea
- GreyhoundBred for one thing
- ElkA ton of antler at a gallop
- Black-tailed jackrabbitEars like radar, legs like springs
- Red kangarooHops that cover nine metres
- Thoroughbred horseThe Derby in about two minutes
- OstrichThe fastest thing on two legs
- Yellowfin tunaA torpedo with fins
- CoyoteBeep beep
- Dromedary camelFaster than it looks, for longer than you think
- Plains zebraStripes at a gallop
- Spotted hyenaLaughs last, runs far
- TigerAmbush over endurance
- Grey wolfRuns its prey into the ground
- GiraffeA gallop that looks like slow motion
- Common dolphinRides the bow wave for free
- Flying fishGlides two hundred metres to escape
- Grizzly bearDo not try to outrun one
- American bisonTwo thousand pounds at a sprint
- MooseLong legs, deep snow, no problem
- European rabbitFast to the burrow
- Great white sharkA breach from below
- Killer whaleThe ocean's apex, and quick with it
- Black rhinocerosSurprisingly nimble for a tank
- EmuAustralia's long-distance runner
- CassowaryFast, and armed with a dagger toe
- Blue whaleThe biggest animal ever can still hurry
- HummingbirdWings at eighty beats a second
- Domestic catThe living-room zoomies
- WarthogTail up, full speed
- Human sprinterAbout ten seconds for a hundred metres
- Wild boarCharges before it thinks
- African elephantNever quite runs, still catches up
- Polar bearSwims better than it sprints
- GorillaKnuckle-walks faster than you jog
- ChimpanzeeQuick on the ground, quicker in the trees
- California sea lionThe fastest of the seals
- Common octopusJet propulsion when it matters
- Leatherback turtleSurprisingly quick for a shell
- Grey squirrelZigzags up any trunk
- Greater roadrunnerPrefers running to flying
- HippopotamusFaster than a human on land, oddly
- Saltwater crocodileA lunge you will not see coming
- HoneybeeTen thousand flowers a day
- Komodo dragonShort sprint, patient bite
- Black mambaThe fastest snake, and it knows it
- ChickenFaster than you think across the yard
- House mouseGone before the light comes on
- Emperor penguinWaddles on land, flies underwater
- HouseflyAnnoyingly quick, briefly
- American cockroachFast enough to survive everything
- Giant tortoiseSlow, and outlives everyone here
- Three-toed slothMoves so little that algae grow on it
- Garden snailThe finish line is a lettuce