Jun 10, 2026 · 20 min · 12 segments
Three seconds. That's all it takes. The cheetah is the fastest land animal in the world. But speed alone doesn't make a successful hunter—and certainly not a sure-footed survivor. This episode…
And that's the number 100 kilometers per hour.
you can practically see the animal in front of you getting ready.
Its body tense like a coiled spring, then the first step, the second, and suddenly it's nothing but dust, speed, and a sprint that decides everything.
But this speed of 100 km per hour is only reached for very short moments.
For just a few seconds.
And exactly in those seconds everything is decided.
Not at night like many other cats.
And there are two reasons for that.
First, its eyes are made for daylight.
And second, during the day, that's when its biggest enemies and competitors are sleeping.
lions and hyenas.
So during the day, he has a much better chance of a successful hunt.
When a cheetah goes hunting, it looks for a raised vantage point, for example a termite mound.
From there, it looks out over the savannah.
He basically scans the landscape very calmly and at the same time with full concentration.
Somewhere in the distance, something is moving.
A group of antelopes, maybe impalas, peacefully grazing.
Now he becomes alert.
His gaze lingers on the animals and he watches very closely.
The whole group doesn't interest him, only a single animal.
Specifically, the one that isn't paying attention.
The one standing a little off to the side.
And that's the number 100 kilometers per hour.
you can practically see the animal in front of you getting ready.
Its body tense like a coiled spring, then the first step, the second, and suddenly it's nothing but dust, speed, and a sprint that decides everything.
But this speed of 100 km per hour is only reached for very short moments.
For just a few seconds.
And exactly in those seconds everything is decided.
Not at night like many other cats.
And there are two reasons for that.
First, its eyes are made for daylight.
And second, during the day, that's when its biggest enemies and competitors are sleeping.
lions and hyenas.
So during the day, he has a much better chance of a successful hunt.
When a cheetah goes hunting, it looks for a raised vantage point, for example a termite mound.
From there, it looks out over the savannah.
He basically scans the landscape very calmly and at the same time with full concentration.
Somewhere in the distance, something is moving.
A group of antelopes, maybe impalas, peacefully grazing.
Now he becomes alert.
His gaze lingers on the animals and he watches very closely.
The whole group doesn't interest him, only a single animal.
Specifically, the one that isn't paying attention.
The one standing a little off to the side.
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