Sex Female Parents Unknown | Residence Cincinnati Zoo Species Acinonyx jubatus | |
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Died 22 January 2016(2016-01-22) (aged 15)
Cincinnati, Ohio Known for World's fastest land mammal, fastest cheetah Appearance National Geographic magazine, National Geographic Films World's Fastest Animal Owner Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden | ||
Sarah, also known as Sahara, (c. 2001 – 22 January 2016) was a female South African cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus jubatus) that lived in the Cincinnati Zoo in Cincinnati, Ohio. Sarah was known as the world's fastest land mammal according to National Geographic magazine. She ran 100 meters in 5.95 seconds (up to 61 miles (98 km) an hour) in 2012 when she was 11 years old. She died on 22 January 2016 at the age of 15.
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