Fastest animals Fastest animals This is a list of the fastest animals in the world, grouped by types of animal. The fastest land animal is the cheetah, which has a recorded speed of . The peregrine falcon is the fastest bird and the fastest member of the animal kingdom with a diving speed of . The fastest animal in the sea is the black marlin, which has a recorded speed of . While comparing between various classes of animals, a different unit is used, body length per second for organisms. The fastest organism on earth, relative to body length, is the South
Out of the Silent Planet furry creature. He becomes a guest for several weeks in Hyoi's village, where he uses his philological skills to learn the language of the "hrossa" and also learns their culture. In the process he discovers that gold, to the "hrossa" as "sun's blood", is plentiful on Malachandra, and thus is able to discern Devine's motivation for making the voyage. Weston's motives are shown to be more complex; he is bent on expanding humanity through the universe, abandoning each planet and star system as it becomes uninhabitable. The "hrossa" honour Ransom greatly by asking him to join them in a hunt