of cheetah sets world's fastest record

Cheetah Sets Record-Cincinnati Zoo: Sarah, the Cincinnati Zoo's eight-year-old female cheetah, is the world's fastest land mammal. Sarah crossed the finish line in a 100-meter sprint with a time of 6.13 seconds, breaking the previous mark of 6.19 seconds set by a male South African cheetah named Nyana in 2001.


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Sarah, the Cincinnati Zoos eight-year-old female cheetah, is now the worlds fastest of all land mammals. Today, Sarah earned her spot in the record book when she crossed the finish line in the 100-meter sprint with a time of 6.16 seconds in her very first attempt, breaking the previous mark of 6.19 seconds set by a male South African cheetah named Nyana in 2001. Then, in her second attempt she broke her own record with a time of 6.13 seconds. (For comparison, the Fastest Human on Earth, Jamaican Sprinter Usain Bolt, recently posted a 9.58 in the 100-meter dash.)