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How fast can a house cat run?

48 km/hAbout 29.8 mph · Run

About 48 km/h in a sprint.

That's about 86% of a red kangaroo's top speed (56 km/h).

48 km/h
a Channel swim

By speed: a cat is about 9.8× faster than a Channel swim.

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Things about as fast

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