Have you ever wondered which animals were the fastest? Well, it turns out that the top 5 are all BIRDS! That’s right, these five birds can go faster than any other creatures on the planet. The peregrine falcon, golden eagle, gyrfalcon, swift, and Eurasian hobby can all fly at incredible speeds. Most of these birds are birds of prey that pick up a great deal of their speed in their dives, but not all of them!