CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — For 35 years, American zoologist Laurie Marker has been collecting and storing specimens in a cheetah sperm bank in Namibia, hoping conservationists never have to use ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cheetahs are built for speed, capable of reaching more than 60 miles per hour in short bursts, making them the fastest land animal ...

When you think of fast animals, the cheetah usually takes the spotlight—but it’s far from the only speedster in the animal kingdom. Countless creatures on land, in the air, and in the water can reach ...

Whether on four paws, with fins, or wings–the animal kingdom moves at a rapid pace. Some animals seem to simply ignore the speed limit. But what is actually the fastest animal in the world? A ...

It's the world's fastest land animal. But we won't see any records broken in the African bush where the cheetah thrives. That ...