Usain Bolt can sit the f*ck down.

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Posted by denys envy on Sep-11-2009 15:33:

Usain Bolt can sit the f*ck down.

Sarah the Cheatah got yo ass.

Cheetahs always win.

Usain Bolt may get his share of million-dollar jackpots for being a world champ sprinter, but he's got nothing on 8-year-old Sarah. The Cincinnati Zoo's cheetah ambassador just beat the 2001 land-speed world record for mammals.

A male cheetah in South Africa covered 100 meters in 6.19 seconds. Sarah didn't beat that just once, but twice: She first clocked in at 6.16 seconds and then 6.13 seconds�which, by the way, bested Bolt's August sprint by more than 3 seconds. And that's from a girl who has been in captivity pretty much her whole life.

Sarah's feat helped call attention to the species' endangered numbers. According to the zoo, the spotted felines' population has dropped from 100,000 back in 1900 to about one-tenth that number. Cincinnati has been doing its part to nurture more cubs than anywhere else. Not so coincidentally, the zoo was home to another record holder: Moya, who died this past January, held the title for a year before his brother Nyana (over in South Africa) snagged it. Now Sarah's got bragging rights.

She may not rest easy for long. Zaza, an 8-year-old female in South Africa, will be throwing down the gauntlet over in South Africa when the weather clears up, either later this month or in early October. Meanwhile, here are two videos of Sarah's sprint�a quickie AP version and the Cincinnati Zoo's longer one.

http://buzz.yahoo.com/buzzlog/92995?fp=1

Posted by Sunsnail on Sep-11-2009 15:37:

Just 3 seconds? really? humans are fuckin fast

Posted by simplcake on Sep-11-2009 15:40:

cheetahs are fast, who knew

Posted by leebates1986 on Sep-11-2009 15:42:

i thought it was a leopard

Posted by chillsonic on Sep-11-2009 19:28:

i thought it was a jaguar

Posted by Ygrene on Sep-11-2009 22:13:

quote:
Originally posted by Sunsnail
Just 3 seconds? really? humans are fuckin fast

Hahahaha! Look at the gap that Usain has on his competitors in the 100m and then realize that the time difference between him and the next guy is .13 seconds. A 3 second difference over a quarter mile is a big deal in a car race, that difference over 100m in a foot race is enormous.

Compare us to almost any mammal out there and we are pretty pathetic athletically.

Posted by Meat187 on Sep-11-2009 22:22:

quote:
Originally posted by Ygrene
Compare us to almost any mammal out there and we are pretty pathetic athletically.

Not true. Or are you aware of any mammal that can breakdance‽

Posted by xtr3m on Sep-11-2009 22:44:

Stupid cat. That wasn't a live animal bait.

Posted by Sunsnail on Sep-11-2009 22:47:

We weren't even built for speed

http://www.runtheplanet.com/resourc...l/runevolve.asp

Posted by weymouth on Sep-12-2009 00:00:

Have that cat chase after Bolt and then we got some entertainment that might actually make me watch track.

Posted by ChemEnhanced on Sep-12-2009 00:30:

Definitely using performance enhancing drugs

Posted by Fledz on Sep-12-2009 00:49:

quote:
Originally posted by Ygrene
Compare us to almost any mammal out there and we are pretty pathetic athletically.

We have opposable thumbs.
We also are aware of our existence.
We win.

Posted by Dervish on Sep-12-2009 00:55:

Just tell Bolt fried cheetah tastes the same as fried chicken, he'll catch it alright.