An eight-year-old cheetah named Sarah from the Cincinnati Zoo broke the speed record for land animals by covering 100 meters in 6.13 seconds. The previous record was held by a South African cheetah which covered the distance in 6.19 seconds in 2001.
The cheetah ran on a specially designed course at the Cincinnati Zoo's Regional Cheetah Breeding Facility and was chasing a lure. The record was set on Sarah's second attempt, although the South African record was also broken on her first.
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