This 11-year-old cheetah, named Sarah, was clocked running an incredible 61mph at Cincinnati Zoo - setting a world speed record.The lightening-quick animal covered 100m in 5.95 seconds, nearly 40 per cent faster than Jamaican sprinter Bolt, the world’s quickest man. Sarah’s sprint was nearly four seconds faster than Bolt, whose fastest time for the same distance is 9.58 seconds. Cameras captured the record-breaking run on Sarah’s first attempt as she chased a fluffy dog toy lure on a specially designed course certified by the Road Running Technical Council of USA Track & Field. Sarah first earned the title of world’s fastest land mammal in 2009 when she covered 100m in 6.13 seconds, breaking the previous mark of 6.19sec set by a male SAfrican cheetah in 2001. Cheetahs are built for speed. Their flexible spine allows their front legs to stretch far forward on each stride, covering 20 to 22 feet in one stride, about the same distance as a racehorse.       –MOL

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