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# The Fastest Animals Are Way Faster Than You Think
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/its-okay-be-smart/episode/the-fastest-animals-are-way-faster-than-you-think-yzrswq/
- Published: 2024-04-02T23:16:50.000Z
- Updated: 2025-08-20T09:55:42.000Z
- Description: The fastest animal in nature isn't what you think it is. It's way, way smaller than that.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Be Smart, Season 8, Episode 19, #ZZZ_Episode_5e013ff0-795f-40ca-b016-5ff05487e73b, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_dc38a6e9-266e-43c1-b647-45e7445fad27, #v1.16

The fastest animal in nature isn't what you think it is. It's way, way smaller than that. Nature's tiniest creatures warp the laws of physics, and they do it in ways that even human engineers would gawk at. Using the power of super slow-motion macro video, let's uncover the biological engineering that lets nature's fastest creatures do their zoomy thing.