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When aboveground, ferrets travel in a series of jumps or a slow gallop. They can travel at a rate of 5-7 miles per hour. Biologists have tracked ferrets who have traveled 6 miles in one night, and one busy ferret checked out over 100 prairie dog burrows in a single night! more.
Bigger Cats Vs. Among big cats, no feline can run faster than the cheetah -- no other land animal, for that matter, either. Cheetahs top out around 70 mph -- more than double the top speed of the fastest domestic cats -- during the course of 200- to 300-yard sprints. By way of comparison, lions run at about 50 mph, not quite double that of domestic cats. Think your house cat gets the zips? Cheetahs can go from zero to 60 mph in three seconds with strides that cover 23 to 25 feet apiece, according to National Geographic.