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'''Sarah''', also known as '''Sahara''', ({{Circa}} 2001 – 22 January 2016) was a female [[South African cheetah]] (''Acinonyx jubatus jubatus'') that lived in the [[Cincinnati Zoo]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://cincinnatizoo.org/blog/2012/08/01/cincinnati-zoo-cheetah-sets-new-world-speed-record/ | title=Cincinnati zoo cheetah sets new world speed record | publisher=[[Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden]] | date=1 August 2012 | accessdate=23 January 2016}}</ref> in [[Cincinnati, Ohio|Cincinnati]], [[Ohio]]. Sarah was known as the world's fastest land mammal according to [[National Geographic (magazine)|National Geographic magazine]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/01/160122-cheetahs-animals-science-fastest-cincinnati-zoo/ | title=World's Fastest Cheetah Dies—Watch Her Run | publisher= [[National Geographic Society]] | date=22 January 2016 | accessdate=23 January 2016 | author=Dell'Amore, Christine}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/12116844/Sarah-the-worlds-fastest-captive-cheetah-put-down.html | title=Sarah, the world’s fastest captive cheetah, put down | publisher=[[telegraph.co.uk]] | date=22 January 2016 | accessdate=23 January 2016 | author=Millward, David}}</ref> She ran 100 meters in 5.95 seconds (up to 61 miles (98 km) an hour) in 2012 when she was 11 years old.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/08/120802-cheetah-sarah-cincinnati-zoo-fastest-record-science-usain-bolt-olympics/ | title=Cheetah Breaks Speed Record—Beats Usain Bolt by Seconds | publisher=[[National Geographic Society]] | date=2 August 2012 | accessdate=23 January 2016 | author=Smith, Roff}}</ref> She died on 22 January 2016 at the age of 15.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/01/22/463991552/sarah-the-cheetah-worlds-fastest-land-animal-dies-at-15 | title=Sarah The Cheetah, World's Fastest Land Animal, Dies At 15 | accessdate=25 April 2016}}</ref>
'''Sarah''', also known as '''Sahara''', ({{Circa}} 2001 – 22 January 2016) was a female [[South African cheetah]] (''Acinonyx jubatus jubatus'') that lived in the [[Cincinnati Zoo]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://cincinnatizoo.org/blog/2012/08/01/cincinnati-zoo-cheetah-sets-new-world-speed-record/ | title=Cincinnati zoo cheetah sets new world speed record | publisher=[[Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden]] | date=1 August 2012 | accessdate=23 January 2016}}</ref> in [[Cincinnati, Ohio|Cincinnati]], [[Ohio]]. Sarah was known as the world's fastest land mammal according to [[National Geographic (magazine)|National Geographic magazine]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/01/160122-cheetahs-animals-science-fastest-cincinnati-zoo/ | title=World's Fastest Cheetah Dies—Watch Her Run | publisher= [[National Geographic Society]] | date=22 January 2016 | accessdate=23 January 2016 | author=Dell'Amore, Christine}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/12116844/Sarah-the-worlds-fastest-captive-cheetah-put-down.html | title=Sarah, the world’s fastest captive cheetah, put down | publisher=[[telegraph.co.uk]] | date=22 January 2016 | accessdate=23 January 2016 | author=Millward, David}}</ref> She ran 100 meters in 5.95 seconds (up to 61 miles (98&nbsp;km) an hour) in 2012 when she was 11 years old.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/08/120802-cheetah-sarah-cincinnati-zoo-fastest-record-science-usain-bolt-olympics/ | title=Cheetah Breaks Speed Record—Beats Usain Bolt by Seconds | publisher=[[National Geographic Society]] | date=2 August 2012 | accessdate=23 January 2016 | author=Smith, Roff}}</ref> She died on 22 January 2016 at the age of 15.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/01/22/463991552/sarah-the-cheetah-worlds-fastest-land-animal-dies-at-15 | title=Sarah The Cheetah, World's Fastest Land Animal, Dies At 15 | accessdate=25 April 2016}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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== External link ==
== External links ==
* [http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2012/11/cheetahs/behind-the-scenes-video Filming the World’s Fastest Runner]
* [http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2012/11/cheetahs/behind-the-scenes-video Filming the World’s Fastest Runner]


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Sarah
Captured image of Sarah from a high speed video clip
SpeciesCheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)
SexFemale
Bornc. 2001
Died(2016-01-22)22 January 2016 (aged 15)
Cincinnati, Ohio
Known forWorld's fastest land mammal, fastest cheetah
OwnerCincinnati Zoo
ResidenceCincinnati Zoo
Parent(s)Unknown
AppearanceNational Geographic magazine, National Geographic Films World's Fastest Animal

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[1] in Cincinnati, Ohio. Sarah was known as the world's fastest land mammal according to National Geographic magazine.[2][3] She ran 100 meters in 5.95 seconds (up to 61 miles (98 km) an hour) in 2012 when she was 11 years old.[4] She died on 22 January 2016 at the age of 15.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Cincinnati zoo cheetah sets new world speed record". Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden. 1 August 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  2. ^ Dell'Amore, Christine (22 January 2016). "World's Fastest Cheetah Dies—Watch Her Run". National Geographic Society. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  3. ^ Millward, David (22 January 2016). "Sarah, the world's fastest captive cheetah, put down". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  4. ^ Smith, Roff (2 August 2012). "Cheetah Breaks Speed Record—Beats Usain Bolt by Seconds". National Geographic Society. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  5. ^ "Sarah The Cheetah, World's Fastest Land Animal, Dies At 15". Retrieved 25 April 2016.


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