Sarah, a cheetah at the Cincinnati Zoo, set a world record for the 100 meter dash today by covering the distance in 6.13 seconds. The event was held at Mast Farm, the zoo’s cheetah breeding facility. The race is a remote contest between Sarah and Zaza, a cheetah at Cheetah Outreach in South Africa. Zaza is expected to run her race later this month. To compare, the human world record is 9.58 seconds, held by Usain Bolt. Link to story. Link to Sarah’s blog. -via Metafilter
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Leo, it probably could if it was hungry enough!
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I actually thought a cheetah could cover that distance faster.
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Put an antelope in front of the cheetah and I bet she runs even faster.
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I'd love to see a race between Bolt and a cheetah. Hello, Nike?
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This is exactly what the world needs, a breeding program for faster cheetahs.
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