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aadil77 said:
ha but a cheetah does not have gravity and wind on its side
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How about the lowly deer fly. Getting hit by one hurts like the bejabbers:

I doubt if the old reported speeds are true. But have watched them and being hit by some I agree the speed of 50MPH is very probable.

The name deer botfly (also deer nose bot) refers to any species in the genus Cephenemyia, within the family Oestridae. They are large, gray-brown flies, often very accurate mimics of bumblebees. They attack chiefly the nostrils and pharyngeal cavity of members of the deer family. The larva of Cephenemyia auribarbis, infesting the stag, is called a stagworm[1]. The genus name, also spelled Cephenomyia, comes from the Greek kēphēn, drone bee, and myia, fly.

It was reported for many years that Cephenemyia was the fastest of all flying insects, cited by the New York Times and Guinness Book of World Records as traveling at speeds of over 800 miles per hour[2]. The source of this remarkable claim was an article by entomologist Charles H. T. Townsend in the 1927 Journal of the New York Entomological Society, wherein Townsend claimed to have estimated a speed of 400 yards per second while observing Cephenemyia pratti at 12,000 feet in New Mexico[3].

In 1938 Irving Langmuir, recipient of the 1932 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, examined the claim in detail and refuted the estimate[4]. Among his specific criticisms were:

* To maintain a velocity of 800 miles per hour, the 0.3-gram fly would have had to consume more than 150% of its body weight in food every second;
* The fly would have produced an audible sonic boom;
* The supersonic fly would have been invisible to the naked eye; and
* The impact trauma of such a fly colliding with a human body would resemble that of a gunshot wound

Using the original report as a basis, Langmuir estimated the deer botfly's true speed at 25 miles per hour.

The latest edition of Encyclopaedia Britannica cites a speed of 80 km (50 miles) per hour for this fly[5]. Time magazine published an article in 1938 "debunking" Townsend's calculations[6]. But the New York Times, which ran a story in 1937 on "the fastest creature that lives'[7], has not yet published a correction.
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For such a little creature a steady speed of 50 MPH is nearly unbelievable. The Cheetah is faster in a short spring but, it can not maintain a fast steady speed.
 
aadil77 said:
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cheetah one amazing animal, it can do 0-60mph in 3 seconds - faster than most yer ferrari's, lambo's and the lot

top speed = 75mph subhanAllah LOL
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Lol what about a Bugatti veyron..?? :p I like Lions better...
 
cat eyes said:
the cat will go anywhere really where there is a rat lol even if its on the sofa or in the tiolet she will eat it there
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My cats would not eat rats, they are pretty well fed.
However, they would hunt down cockroaches, "cicak" (small lizards common in Indonesian houses) and small rats. Then they would play with them, and once the preys are dead, my cats take them to the floor next to my bed, and gave them to me as offerings. They look so proud that they give me something in return, but look all disappointed when I refused to eat the dead critters.
 
Some in the back posts I started showing some of our cats. I believe I mentioned the feral cats that live out here. Well one of them chose to have kittens in one of our storage room that she managed to get into.

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They look about 3 weeks old. can not get near the mother. If they are still there when they are old enough to wean I will have them neutered and see if I can find homes for them.
 
aadil77 said:
LOL yep the bugatti does 0-60mph in 2.5 seconds, there should be some lion with the speed of a cheetah :P
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Lions are somewhat slow poke hunters. Usually a pride will divide into 2 sections, one section will circle around the prey and hide in the brush, then the other section will chase the prey to the hidden lions. They depend on their size and ability to hunt together and not on the speed needed by solitary hunters such as Cheetahs.
 
I like dogs ive always wanted one but never had.

Whats the problem in having one ? Someone told that if you touch the dog's saliva then you have to wash yourself 7 times?
 
Woodrow said:
Lions are somewhat slow poke hunters. Usually a pride will divide into 2 sections, one section will circle around the prey and hide in the brush, then the other section will chase the prey to the hidden lions. They depend on their size and ability to hunt together and not on the speed needed by solitary hunters such as Cheetahs.
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Yeah I know Lions arent all that fast..but they are the kings of th Jungle lol..
Getoffmyback said:
I like dogs ive always wanted one but never had.

Whats the problem in having one ? Someone told that if you touch the dog's saliva then you have to wash yourself 7 times?
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I cant stand dogs..
 
Woodrow, I'm jealous of your oodles and ooldes of kitties :omg:

I alas, have but one feline to call my own, but I volunteer with a local cat rescue, so I have dozens of kitties that are "mine" every sunday morning.

My kitty baby, the Squeakster:

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And some of my shelter kitties:

Eli, an 8 to 10 year old boy who has a deformed ear, went to his new home a few weeks ago. His new person is an elderly lady in a wheel chair who was looking for a lap cat

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Gin gin, one of the "shy" kitties. Alhamdulilah she's been much less shy recently, and will walk up to you and wack your leg until you pet her

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Rococo, another shy kitty who is still painfully shy and gin gin's sister. This is a dangerous move right here, as 9 times out of 10 if you try to approach her, she'll swipe you and draw blood

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Kit and Willa (with the white nose). Willa is the mom of Gin Gin, Rococo and Kit.

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Poor Bobby, one of our lifers. He has horrible stomach issues that make him very grumpy and cause him to pull out his hair. He's a manx (no tail) and a polydactl (extra toes), with very striking eyes. He's a very unique cat, if only he weren't so ornery:

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Daisy, a poor 10 year old kitty who was dumped back at our shelter after being adopted from us in 2001:

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My big fat Abigail, who was adopted a few months ago alhamdulilah. She had hip issues, so she waddles around, soo adorable

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And my favorite Mekasch, who's I'd adopt in a heart beat if AbuS wasn't a 1 cat kinda guy. She's also a 1 cat kinda kitty, and isn't fond of other cats, so it probably wouldn't work out. She's been depressed and not eating lately and had to go to the vet for 2 weeks. Alhamduliah she's eating better now, so well in fact that she puked all over her kennel just moments after I cleaned it :hiding:

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Woodrow said:
A slow poke compared to:

"The Peregrine Falcon is the fastest bird, and in fact the fastest animal on the planet, when in its hunting dive, the stoop, in which it soars to a great height, then dives steeply at speeds of over 200 mph (see fastest animals) However, it does not make the top ten when travelling in level flight." SOURCE

The awesome power of Allaah(swt) evidenced in some of his smallest creatures. We can only imagine what exists and we simple humans have not yet seen.
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Interesting info Jazakallahu khayr for sharing...didnt know there was another geeky animal faster than the geeky cheater :p
 
Woodrow said:
Some in the back posts I started showing some of our cats. I believe I mentioned the feral cats that live out here. Well one of them chose to have kittens in one of our storage room that she managed to get into.

IMG_4232-1.jpg


IMG_4231-1.jpg


They look about 3 weeks old. can not get near the mother. If they are still there when they are old enough to wean I will have them neutered and see if I can find homes for them.
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awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww those kittens are SOOOO cutee MashaAllaah..Akhi Woodrow i am sure you begin to jump (Literally) with joy when you see lil kitties right?

Sooooo cuteee...if cats or kittens hate you i got told they tend to hiss, is that true?
 
UmmSqueakster said:
Woodrow, I'm jealous of your oodles and ooldes of kitties :omg:

I alas, have but one feline to call my own, but I volunteer with a local cat rescue, so I have dozens of kitties that are "mine" every sunday morning.

My kitty baby, the Squeakster:

100_2535-1.jpg


And some of my shelter kitties:

Eli, an 8 to 10 year old boy who has a deformed ear, went to his new home a few weeks ago. His new person is an elderly lady in a wheel chair who was looking for a lap cat

100_25121-1.jpg


Gin gin, one of the "shy" kitties. Alhamdulilah she's been much less shy recently, and will walk up to you and wack your leg until you pet her

100_2507-1.jpg


Rococo, another shy kitty who is still painfully shy and gin gin's sister. This is a dangerous move right here, as 9 times out of 10 if you try to approach her, she'll swipe you and draw blood

100_2505-1.jpg


Kit and Willa (with the white nose). Willa is the mom of Gin Gin, Rococo and Kit.

100_2503-1.jpg


Poor Bobby, one of our lifers. He has horrible stomach issues that make him very grumpy and cause him to pull out his hair. He's a manx (no tail) and a polydactl (extra toes), with very striking eyes. He's a very unique cat, if only he weren't so ornery:

100_2502-1.jpg


Daisy, a poor 10 year old kitty who was dumped back at our shelter after being adopted from us in 2001:

000_0071-1.jpg


My big fat Abigail, who was adopted a few months ago alhamdulilah. She had hip issues, so she waddles around, soo adorable

100_2318-1.jpg


And my favorite Mekasch, who's I'd adopt in a heart beat if AbuS wasn't a 1 cat kinda guy. She's also a 1 cat kinda kitty, and isn't fond of other cats, so it probably wouldn't work out. She's been depressed and not eating lately and had to go to the vet for 2 weeks. Alhamduliah she's eating better now, so well in fact that she puked all over her kennel just moments after I cleaned it :hiding:

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Aww i seriously find each story touching sis. esp daisy..love them soo much MashaAllaah... Jazakallahu khayr for sharing sis :)..
 

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