Faster than any other land animal, the cheetah is a large feline inhabiting most of Africa and parts of the Middle East.
So, just how fast is it?
Speed
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Speed
The Opportunist!
An opportunist, the Griffon Vulture is a large Old World vulture attaining a wingspan of 7.5 to 9.2 ft and weighing in at up to 25 pounds.
The Atlas Moth
Considered to be the largest moths in the world, the Atlas moths have wingspans reaching over 10 inches (25 centimeters).
Our Active Sun
On August 31, 2012 a long filament of solar material that had been hovering in the sun’s atmosphere, the corona, erupted out into space.
Predator
“The world is grown so bad, that wrens make prey where eagles dare not perch.” ~ William Shakespeare
Mammatus Clouds
Mammatus clouds are often harbingers of a coming storm or other extreme weather systems.
Guardians Of The Deep
A Manta Ray blocks out the sun at Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary.
Vector
The proboscis of an Aedes albopictus mosquito feeding on human blood. The Asian Tiger Mosquito, has been found to be a vector of West Nile Virus.
Qasr Kharana in Jordan
Qasr Kharana, sometimes Qasr al Harrana, Qasr al Kharanah, Kharaneh or Hraneh, is one of the best-known of the desert castles located in present-day eastern Jordan, about 60 kilometres (37 mi) east of Amman and relatively close to the border with Saudi Arabia.
Power And Grace
It is this sense of tranquility, of life without urgency, power without aggression, that has won my heart to whales … whales offer to human beings a lesson.