Video: The cheetah accelerates from 0-100km / h in 3 seconds

Acceleration from 0-100km / h takes 3 seconds; This speed makes you think of a supercar like the Bugatti Veyron; But no, it's the cheetah's acceleration when it targets the prey.

One of the secrets that helps cheetahs become the fastest-running animals on the mainland is the ability to adjust the frequency of steps to follow the speed. This principle is similar to the 'gearshift' mechanism on cars.

At a speed of 32km / h, the average speed of a cheetah running 2.4 steps per second. When increasing to 64km / h, the number of steps also increased, 3.2 steps / second. Scientists predict that wild cheetahs can reach 4 steps per second when running at full speed.

Using a Phantom camera filmed at 1200 frames per second and zooming into an accelerating cheetah, the National Geographic film crew recorded all the nuances of the leopard when it reached speed. maximum more than 100km / h.

They used a fake prey tied to a rope to lure the leopard to speed up, following this prey. Please see the video below to see the beautiful steps of the fastest animal on the earth today.