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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 duels play out. Win three of five, or take the bigger power share, and the match is yours.
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