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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.
Though we see that he does indeed conform to the human limits of about 23 miles per hour, his top speed is mind-boggling. Live Science has some great comparisons with animals' speed. Bolt ran 100 meters in 9.58 seconds, compared with the 5.8 seconds it would take a cheetah to cover that same distance.